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1. News - China - EQUALITY

   Fear of abuse keeps bulk of Chinese gays in closet in workplace

   Posted May 18th 2013, 12:00am by Raymond Li

   ... News China Homosexuality Gay Abuse China Raymond Li raymond.li@scmp.com Just 6.29pc are completely open about sexuality on the job, where jokes, abuse intimidate many More than half of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people on the mainland have heard colleagues use insulting language or tell offensive jokes about LGBT people, resulting in most choosing to stay ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1240203/fear-abuse-keeps-bulk-chinese-gays-closet-workplace
2. News - Hong Kong - LETTER OF THE LAW

   Mainland homosexuals take lead in asking for fair deal

   Posted May 14th 2013, 12:00am by DR KAREN LEE

   ... lane of modernisation. Homosexuality remains a taboo in China. But gays and lesbians have seen more trying times. Under Mao Zedong's reign, those who were found to have committed ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1236957/mainland-homosexuals-take-lead-asking-fair-deal
3. Sport - Other Sport - BASKETBALL

   Jason Collins comes out as first gay player in US sports

   Posted Apr 30th 2013, 12:40am by Reuters

   ... Sport Other Sport NBA Basketball Homosexuality Reuters in Washington Jason Collins, a veteran centre in the National Basketball Association (NBA), announced that he is gay, becoming the first active player from any US professional sports league to publicly reveal his homosexuality. Collins, a free agent who played with the Washington Wizards and Boston Celtics during the NBA’s ...

   http://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1226331/landmark-us-sports-nba-centre-jason-collins-says-hes-gay
4. News - Asia

   Hope for Myanmese gays living in a secret world

   Posted Mar 14th 2013, 12:00am by KRISTINE SERVANDO

   ... violent reactions in Myanmar, where homosexuality is a crime under Section 377 of its penal code, and where members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community face a mix ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1190060/gay-myanmese-living-secret-world
5. Sport - Other Sport - BASKETBALL

   Jason Collins' big gay test will be when he gets an NBA job

   Posted May 02nd 2013, 12:00am by AP

   ... Sport Other Sport NBA Gay Homosexuality Jason Collins Associated Press Real response to big centre's coming out will be whether the free agent gets a job next season and how peers, coaches and fans will treat him The coming-out part is over. Now Jason Collins needs a job. Collins' stunning announcement that he was a gay athlete in a major sport won overwhelming support ...

   http://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1227598/jason-collins-big-gay-test-will-be-when-he-gets-nba-job
6. Magazines - Post Magazine - SUNDAY MORNING

   Then & now: paradise found

   Posted Nov 25th 2012, 12:00am by Jason Wordie

   ... outsiders within the broader society, local norms matter little. Millennia-old Chinese attitudes to homosexuality all come into play here. Historically, as long as males reproduced one's sexual ...

   http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1088212/then-now-paradise-found
7. Sport - Other Sport

   WBO 4th ranked featherweight Orlando Cruz now a champion of gay rights

   Posted Oct 09th 2012, 02:23am by Tim Dahlberg

   ... fighter, could the NFL, Major League Baseball or the NBA be next? Not likely, because there is still a stigma against homosexuality in major sports played by males. Cruz will have to deal ...

   http://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1056708/wbo-4th-ranked-featherweight-orlando-cruz-now-champion-gay-rights
8. Sport - Tennis - TENNIS

   Federer, Murray unfazed by gay players on tour

   Posted May 14th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... the first active professional player in the US to declare his homosexuality. We are relaxed and don't play team sport and mix a lot, not with the girls... we're very open Roger Federer ...

   http://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/1236979/gay-tennis-players-not-issue-says-federer-and-murray
9. News - World - BRITAIN

   Cameron wins the day on gay marriage

   Posted Feb 07th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... News World Gay marriage Britain Gay Homosexuality Agence France-Presse in London British MPs overwhelmingly back draft legislation, but PM’s alienation of majority in his own party could have consequences British lawmakers voted in favour of controversial legislation allowing gay marriage, despite fierce opposition from members of Prime Minister David Cameron's own party. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1144753/cameron-wins-day-gay-marriage
10. Comment - Insight & Opinion

    Leave theology out of public policy on homosexuality

    Posted Jan 22nd 2013, 12:00am by Jason Wordie

    ... principle they sought to protect. Theological objections to homosexuality can be argued until Hell freezes over, but ultimately, this strand of discussion is completely irrelevant to the issue ... many asian countries have anti-discrimination law for homosexuality? In Singapore, according to wikipedia, even Male same-**** sexual activity is illegal. I don't see why it is a must ...

    http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1133108/leave-theology-out-public-policy-homosexuality

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