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Cabinet to Take Call on Gay Rights
Hindustan Times- New Delhi , 9/19/2008

It will now come out with a final stand on decriminalisation of homosexual acts, following persisting differences between the health ministry and the home ministry, the Centre told the Delhi High Court on Thursday.

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Govt. May Scrap Outdated Gay Law
Times of India - India, 9/21/2008

In 96 hours, the government might finally say it will scrap a 148-year-old law dating from British times, which criminalizes gay sex.

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Violence Marks the Life of Karnataka’s Sex Workers
SINDH TODAY - Sindh, Pakistan, 9/18/2008

A collaborative effort of Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society and Karnataka Health Promotion Trust is an attempt to help the sex workers to look deeper into their own situations and struggles and help them avail social entitlements, reduction of violence on them.

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Nepal Gives Formal Recognition to Third Gender
Times of India – India, 9/18/2008

A 21-year-old lesbian has become the first person in Nepal to be officially recognised as a third gender person under the Maoist-led new government.

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4 Million Filipino Youth Sexually Active - Study
GMA news.tv - Quezon City, Philippines, 9/18/2008

More than four million young Filipinos have already engaged in sexual practices, a recent study by the University of the Philippines Population Institute shows.

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