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Popular Sydney gay club, Arq, gets raided, clubbers keep dropping and one young man dies from an overdose. What's it going to take for the gay and lesbian community to give up on GHB? David Mills of the Sydney Star Observer reports.

Lesbians may face an increased risk for heart disease compared to heterosexual women, according to a new US study.

Lesbians need to have regular Pap tests to screen for HPV and cervical cancer, despite what some doctors tell patients.

The results of a survey conducted by Action for AIDS of MSM (Men-who-have-Sex-with-Men) in Singapore reveal that almost 40% have had oral/anal sex for the first time with another guy by time they were 18 years of age and 60% said the Internet was the most common way of meeting sexual partners.

A new study indicates that HIV infection rates have risen among gay and bisexual men in some states for the third consecutive year, raising fears that the AIDS virus could be poised for a major comeback in the group hardest hit by the epidemic.

Gay men who engage in receptive anal sex recommended to undergo regular anal Pap smears to screen for cell changes that could lead to anal cancer.

A rare case of female-to-female sexual transmission of HIV is reported; researchers advise women in HIV-discordant relationship to have safer sexual practices.

Lesbian and bisexual women at various colleges are more likely to take risks, including drug use and suicide attempts, compared to gay and bisexual men.

Safe sex, HIV/AIDS, STIs, what does it all mean to you? Earlier this month, we asked readers what safe sex means to them; read some of the responses we received.

The US Food and Drug Administration approved the new rapid HIV (antibody) test kit, OraQuick, making HIV results available for people before they leave the clinic.