Three men stand trial accused of deliberate HIV infection
Three gay men go on trial today in Holland charged with picking up more than a dozen men on the Internet, drugging them and injecting them with HIV positive blood.
Children of lesbians 'at risk' due to prolific sperm donors
A health official in South Australia has warned that the state's rules on sperm donation could put the children of some lesbians at risk.
MPs and peers celebrate National AIDS Trust's 21st birthday
Lord Fowler was among the guests at a Houses of Parliament reception for the National AIDS Trust yesterday.
Circumcision not "significant" in HIV rates among men who have gay sex
Circumcised men who have sex with men do not have significantly lower rates of HIV transmission, a US Centres for Disease Control report has concluded.
Health minister took Mandelson to hospital after emergency call to Downing St
Business Secretary Peter Mandelson called the Prime Minister's office to seek help after he fell ill on Sunday night, it has emerged.
Mandelson to undergo surgery just days after taking office
The new Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform is to have surgery later today to remove a kidney stone.
Health minister asks Indian PM to intervene over decriminalisation
An Indian Cabinet minister has said that he will ask the country's Prime Minister to intervene in the row over the decriminalisation of homosexual acts.
Indian government argues to retain ban on gay sex
A row between two government departments in India over the decriminalisation of "un-natural" sexual acts has resulted in a victory for those who oppose the change.
London professor condemns fundamentalists for misinterpreting his research
A leading British academic has spoken out after his work into homosexuality and depression was presented as proof that gay people are mentally disordered.
Website for gay men newly diagnosed with HIV launched
A new interactive website aims to tackle the isolation many gay men feel when they are first diagnosed as HIV+.
New guidelines suggest gay men should have annual HIV test
Sexually active gay men should be tested every 12 months, new guidelines on HIV testing have recommended.
Muslim leader denies issuing progressive fatwa on gender surgery
A Sunni Muslim cleric in Kuwait has denied media reports that he had become the first religious authority in the country to approve gender reassignment surgery.
Gays more prone to depression, psychiatrists claim
A new study published by the journal BMC Psychiatry claims that lesbian, gay and bisexual people are 50% more likely than straight people to have suffered depression or anxiety disorders.
Vitamin campaigner abandons libel case over AIDS drugs
Matthias Rath, the doctor who discouraged use of AIDS treatments in favour of his own nutritional pills, has dropped a libel case against The Guardian newspaper.
Palin challenged over 'ex-gay' movement
The Republican party's nominee for Vice President of the United States is under pressure to clarify her views on the so-called 'ex-gay' movement.
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