Older LGBT people in New South Wales in Australia are being cared for through a new project called Living Older Visibly and Engaged (LOVE) from health advocates ACON. 

The project is starting next month with consultations with to gather opinions, ideas and concerns.  

'Approximately 70,000 people in NSW over the age of 55 identify as GLBT but we know very little about their health needs due to a lack of research,' said ACON CEO Nicolas Parkhill.

The doctors of an HIV infected  baby have announced they have cured the child.

As reported by the New York Times, the infant was born in rural Mississippi (a southern US state). Antiretroviral drugs were administered approximately 30 hours after birth. This type of procedure is uncommon with newborns, but could  turn into standard procedure if the case is confirmed.

There are move than 110 organizations in the London lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ) voluntary and community sector. And they do an incredible range of things, from organizing arts events, to providing counselling services, to running archives.

But these inspiring efforts really need a boost – from individuals like you.

A therapeutic vaccine was developed that can temporarily brake growth of the HIV virus in infected patients, a possible step forwards towards a functional cure, say a team of Spanish scientists.

A group of 36 people recorded the best recorded therapeutic result for therapeutic jab, based on immune cells exposed to HIV virus inactivated with heat, the team stated to AFP.

A new survey has shown that two thirds of life assurance companies now offer HIV life assurance through independent brokers.

The survey, carried out by medical financial advisers Unusual Risks, asked the nine largest life assurance companies in the UK whether they would accept applications from HIV positive applicants. Of the nine, six responded that they would.

As a member of the LGBT community, are you actively hetero-friendly?

Sure, we live in a predominantly straight world that we’re trying to make as gay-friendly as possible.

However, the process is not always friendly, and unfortunately has been known to include violence and even death.

But in the fight for our rights, do you forget that in some cases you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar?

Igualdad Peru’s director Luis Antonio Capurro reminds us that heterosexuals are not the enemy (at least not all of them).

Leaders from gay rights groups in Michigan will embark on a 100-day hunger strike.

Starting tomorrow 30 July, leaders from eight different gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights groups will go without food for 24 hours as part of their Hungry4Equality campaign.

Hungry4Equality is designed to raise awareness of specific issues facing the LGBT community, according to David Garcia, executive director of LGBT group Affirmations in Ferndale.

A British lesbian campaigner has started a solo vigil outside of the Ukranian embassy in Budapest this morning as Ukraine debates anti-gay law 8711.

If it becomes law, 8711 would make all public discussion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues illegal.

It made the headlines last Saturday (30 June) when openly gay singer Elton John used a concert in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, to call for the country to drop the legislation.

Member of Kenesset - Israeli's parliament (MK), Anastasia Michaeli spoke out again (20/6/12) against the Israeli Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community, this time signalling out lesbians: ‘Young girls get pregnant, get abortions — which hurt their chances of having children, and in the end they become lesbians.’

A Malaysia deputy minister questioned in the senate yesterday, said that the constitution did not protect the rights of LGBT citizens.

Dr Mashitah Ibrahim, deputy minister in the prime minister’s department responded to a question in the senate about what the government was doing to ‘tackle’ LGBT issues.

‘A series of rehabilitation and treatment courses will be given to Muslims who have deviated from societal norms,’ said Mashitah. She said that being LGBT was against Islam and the constitution of the country, as Islam is the official religion.

My swimming club is organizing a pool party. It doesn’t sound like a big deal when you say it quickly, but we haven’t done it before and, when you’re relying on London to turn on some decent weather in June, there’s every chance things could go horribly wrong.

Plans to set up a committee to advise on issues like HIV treatment, homophobia and youth suicide in the LGBT community in the Australian state of Victoria are facing dissent.

The Sunday Age reports that an anonymous senior MP said: 'I don't see what used to be know as "poofter bashing" happening and I don't see overt discrimination. It's unnecessary. You don't need a committee for everything.'