News in brief

• An Iranian officer agrees with American born again Christians: "gays destroy Western families"
• Labour party in Australia discriminating against homosexuals, gay activists say.
• Italy's divided on a poster depicting a newborn baby with a wrist band saying "homosexual": a campaign to say that Homosexuality isn't a Choice which not even gay people seem to welcome.
• Singapore keeps its anti-sodomy laws, but only for homosexuals. Heterosexuals can practice sodomy freely. (Hey, then what's the point of such a ban?)
• Gay Algerian man in the UK is granted asylum, Home Office asked for deportation.
• Oprah Winfrey to host conversation with Gay Men Around the World on her show tonight.
• ILGA Europe members gathering for a conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, may have to face the ban of such event by Lithuanian authorities. More on Lithuania's homophobia.
• South Africa ministry of health recalls millions of condoms after those be failing safety tests.
• San Francisco and Bay Area Episcopalian bishops affirm their commitment with homosexual unions.