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Such a marriage agreement between a gay man and lesbian woman even has a special name in Chinese and is called “xinghun.”

According to an official report, gay and transgender prisoners face the highest risk of sexual harassment from other inmates in prison.

Purple Light is a commonly sung song in the Army in Singapore, and the film is based on a true story of a young recruit who falls in love with his friend. He then learns that what matters is not whether people accept him for who he is, but how he accepts himself and others unacceptance of him.

The Land of Smiles is a gay-friendly playground of brazen lady boys and sexual license, right? Well, not quite... Written by Per Liljas for Time Magazine.

Renown Chinese sexologist Zhang Beichuan, whose latest survey found that 80 percent of the women in marriages with gay men said they had been "seriously harmed", has called for gay men not to be bound to traditional marriage values.

Michael Morrill, an American who has been living in Asia for 10 years, was announced as the winner of the 2013 Mr Gay Hong Kong competition held at Armani Prive on Saturday night.

"I'm so sorry to be so late in my understanding... Today, I'm an out of the closet Christian that supports homosexuality... I pray and hope you would somehow read about my apology letter to you and give me another chance as a friend," writes a Christian woman – originally from Singapore – to her long-lost gay friend whom she had rejected 12 years ago.

Meet the five Mr Gay Hong Hong finalists: Edward Chao, Tommy Leung, Anthony Pura, Ernest Kam and Michael Morrill. Vote for who you think should be crowned Mr Gay Hong Kong 2013 on 19 October!

Bangladesh rejects United Nations recommendation to decriminalise its anti-gay sex law at the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva last Friday.

As gay pride parades in Asia and around the world become increasingly mainstream and attract corporate sponsorship, community members often disagree on what sort of image the events should present to the public. Aditya Bondyopadhyay, a gay rights activist and member of the Delhi Pride Committee, says recent events in the US have affirmed his group's decision to not take on corporate sponsors.