South Korea doesn’t keep statistics on its gay community so it’s difficult to officially tell if it’s growing or shrinking. History seems to suggest that it’s neither. Instead it is simply “coming out,” for lack of a better term....

I think that the real reason Israeli gays insisted on running the event in Jerusalem was to be safe from God’s wrath. They know almost for sure that the Sodom and Gomorra incident will not recur in the holy city. There is too much to lose:...

It is the essence of democracy that people should be able to decide the moral rules that govern the nature of a community. If people don’t have that power, then they are living under an autocracy. True, this majority rule is not unlimited....

Once again, Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov has refused to allow homosexuals to conduct an annual “gay pride” parade in his city, yet another sign of Russia’s ongoing crackdown on civil society and the rise of dictatorship...

Homosexuality has a long way to go before it is accepted in the United States. I mean if distinguished TV personalities like Jay Leno have problems accepting it, then forget about the common folks. When some one does not like something,...

Gay-rights activists are hoping to use a global AIDS relief bill supported by the Bush administration to repeal a 15-year-old law restricting travel to the U.S. by HIV-positive...

Ricky Martin, whose sexual orientation has long been a matter of media speculation has defended the rights of gay pop stars. He appreciated Christian Chavez of Mexican band RBD who came out of the closet to publicly declare that he is a gay....

Elton John has stood up to safeguard gay rights and pay a tribute to gay rights campaigners. The singer who recently tied the nuptial knot with long-term partner David Furnish in a civil ceremony has urged people around the world to “stand up...

One of the most debated topics in many countries is the provision of legal rights to gay and lesbian couples. With America legalizing gay and lesbian marriages a question arises that do human rights differ on the basis of geographical location?...