In what's believed to be the first case of its kind, a gay man in China has filed a lawsuit against a Beijing Red Cross donor centre after it refused to accept his blood deposit because of his sexual orientation.
Shanghai has a flourishing gay scene with an emergence of new bars, clubs and social groups although a good number of the men who participate are married to women, reports AFP.
An Argentine judge has granted a gay couple permission to get married, setting a precedent that could pave the way for the Catholic country to become the first in Latin America to allow same-sex marriage.