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Gay activist Ahmet Yildiz, a physics student who represented his country at an international gay gathering in San Francisco in 2007, was shot and killed last week after leaving an Istanbul café.

Support grows for gay soldiers

There is widespread support for the notion of gays and lesbians serving openly in the military, a new survey in the

USA

has shown.

Giant condoms attacked!

Protesters dressed as giant condoms were attacked outside St Francis’ Catholic Church on Sunday while objecting to the Pope’s stance on condoms.

Call for sex ed reform

A new study conducted by the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society has revealed an ongoing increase in teenage sexual activity, prompting calls for sex education reform in secondary schools.

The fight for fertility rights

Conservatives applaud MP’s free vote on lesbian and gay parenting.

Making a splash

Although Melbourne’s Glamourhead Sharks Swimming Club is busily preparing for the World Outgames in Copenhagen in July 2009, they’d like to invite you to be part of the action.

New focus on disability

A new study examining the issues facing GLBT people who are deaf or hearing impaired is being conducted in Queensland.

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