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		<title>Indian director confident gay kiss will pass censors</title>
		<link>http://gaynews.pinknews.co.uk/2010/02/03/indian-director-confident-gay-kiss-will-pass-censors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The director of a Bollywood film hailed as India's Brokeback Mountain has said he is confident gay kissing scenes will get past censors.]]></description>
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		<title>Bollywood gay film touted as India&#039;s Brokeback Mountain</title>
		<link>http://gaynews.pinknews.co.uk/2010/01/28/bollywood-gay-kiss-likely-to-cause-controversy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Geen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although several gay scenes have featured already in Bollywood productions, an upcoming film is being touted as India's answer to Brokeback Mountain.]]></description>
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		<title>Video: India awaits final ruling on gay sex</title>
		<link>http://gaynews.pinknews.co.uk/2010/01/21/video-india-awaits-final-ruling-on-gay-sex/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Indian Supreme Court is expected to give a final ruling on repealing the ban on gay sex next month. A news report has suggested that along with legislative change, attitudes to homosexuality in the capital are slowly becoming more positive, with gay Bollywood storylines and even a gay pride shop.
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		<title>Nepal to court gay tourism</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nepal is set to legalise gay marriage later this year and will celebrate the change by promoting the country as the gay tourism capital of Asia.]]></description>
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		<title>China will not compete for Mr Gay World</title>
		<link>http://gaynews.pinknews.co.uk/2010/01/18/china-will-not-compete-for-mr-gay-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Geen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the cancellation of the first gay pageant last week, China will not be sending a national finalist to the Mr Gay World competition next month, organisers announced.]]></description>
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		<title>Mr Gay China pageant shut down by police</title>
		<link>http://gaynews.pinknews.co.uk/2010/01/15/mr-gay-china-pageant-shut-down-by-police/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Geen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[China's first gay pageant has been shut down by police for apparently not following the correct procedures. The event was scheduled to begin today in Beijing, with eight contestants fighting for the chance to represent their country at the Mr Gay World competition later this year.]]></description>
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		<title>China&#039;s state press covers gay wedding</title>
		<link>http://gaynews.pinknews.co.uk/2010/01/13/chinas-state-press-covers-gay-wedding/</link>
		<comments>http://gaynews.pinknews.co.uk/2010/01/13/chinas-state-press-covers-gay-wedding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Geen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A state-run Chinese newspaper gave its front page to a gay wedding today. China Daily, an English-language newspaper, featured the wedding of Zeng Anquan and Pan Wenjie, which took place on January 3rd.]]></description>
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		<title>Japanese trans man told that son is illegitimate</title>
		<link>http://gaynews.pinknews.co.uk/2010/01/12/japanese-trans-man-told-that-son-is-illegitimate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A trans man in Japan who had a child with his wife has been informed by officials that the child is now classed as illegitimate.
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		<title>China&#039;s first gay pageant to be held this week</title>
		<link>http://gaynews.pinknews.co.uk/2010/01/12/chinas-first-gay-pageant-to-be-held-this-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Geen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eight contestants will fight to the chance to be crowned Mr Gay China when the country's first gay pageant gets underway this week. China only decriminalised homosexuality in 1997 and it was seen as a mental illness until 2001.
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		<title>Hong Kong strengthens same-sex domestic violence laws</title>
		<link>http://gaynews.pinknews.co.uk/2009/12/31/hong-kong-strengthens-same-sex-domestic-violence-laws/</link>
		<comments>http://gaynews.pinknews.co.uk/2009/12/31/hong-kong-strengthens-same-sex-domestic-violence-laws/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Gray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An ordinance passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council will allow cohabiting gay couples to seek injunctions in cases of domestic violence, but does not give them legal recognition.]]></description>
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		<title>New rights for trans people in Pakistan</title>
		<link>http://gaynews.pinknews.co.uk/2009/12/30/new-rights-for-trans-people-in-pakistan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pakistan Supreme Court has ordered the government to allow trans people the right to a distinct gender. The court said that trans people, known as hijras, should be able to get national identity cards showing their gender as hijras.
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		<title>Culture secretary Ben Bradshaw criticised for Sri Lankan Christmas holiday</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Cohen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Independent on Sunday reports that human rights campaigners have questioned whether openly gay culture secretary Ben Bradshaw should have decided to hold his Christmas holiday on the island of Sri Lanka.]]></description>
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		<title>Gay soldier Ben Rakestrow comes out on return from Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://gaynews.pinknews.co.uk/2009/12/12/gay-soldier-ben-rakestrow-comes-out-on-return-from-afghanistan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 21-year-old member of the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (2RTR) has become one of the first British openly gay soldiers serving in a major conflict.]]></description>
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		<title>Bollywood&#039;s first gay love scene</title>
		<link>http://gaynews.pinknews.co.uk/2009/12/07/bollywoods-first-gay-love-scene/</link>
		<comments>http://gaynews.pinknews.co.uk/2009/12/07/bollywoods-first-gay-love-scene/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An upcoming Bollywood film will feature what is thought to be the industry's first gay love scene. I Am Omar, one of four short stories which make up the film I Am, focuses on male sex workers and homophobic police officers.]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese city opens gay bar to tackle HIV</title>
		<link>http://gaynews.pinknews.co.uk/2009/11/30/chinese-city-opens-gay-bar-to-tackle-hiv/</link>
		<comments>http://gaynews.pinknews.co.uk/2009/11/30/chinese-city-opens-gay-bar-to-tackle-hiv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chinese city government of Dali has opened a state-funded gay bar to tackle HIV infections. The city, in the southwestern Yunnan province, is one of the ten Chinese cities most affected by HIV and sex between men is thought to account for one third of transmissions.]]></description>
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		<title>Thailand to limit gender reassignment surgery</title>
		<link>http://gaynews.pinknews.co.uk/2009/11/27/thailand-to-limit-gender-reassignment-surgery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thailand's government has passed stricter rules for patients seeking gender reassignment surgery. Patients will now be required to live and dress as the opposite gender for a year before surgery and must be over 18. Men aged between 18 and 20 must also gain parental consent.]]></description>
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		<title>Bruno banned in Malaysia</title>
		<link>http://gaynews.pinknews.co.uk/2009/09/29/bruno-banned-in-malaysia/</link>
		<comments>http://gaynews.pinknews.co.uk/2009/09/29/bruno-banned-in-malaysia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Geen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The film Bruno, about a gay fashion journalist, has been banned in Malaysia for its gay sex scenes. Starring Sacha Baron Cohen, the film has already been banned in Ukraine for the same reason.]]></description>
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		<title>Vaccine cuts risk of HIV infection &#039;by a third&#039;</title>
		<link>http://gaynews.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-14233.html/</link>
		<comments>http://gaynews.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-14233.html/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Geen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers have found that a combination of two experimental HIV vaccines cut infection rates by one third. The seven-year trial, carried out in Thailand on 16,000 people, is the first to cut infection rates.]]></description>
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		<title>Indonesian province introduces severe penalties for homosexuality</title>
		<link>http://gaynews.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-14067.html/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aceh, a devoutly Muslim province of Indonesia, has passed new laws allowing heavy punishments for homosexuality, adultery and alcohol consumption.]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Gay cure&#039; yoga guru to to set up centre on Scottish island</title>
		<link>http://gaynews.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13967.html/</link>
		<comments>http://gaynews.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13967.html/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Geen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Indian yoga guru who claimed the practice could cure homosexuality is to set up a yoga and meditation centre on a remote Scottish island. Swami Baba Ramdev recently said homosexuality was a "disease" but could be cured by yoga.]]></description>
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