What is Hypoxyphilia? Hypoxyphilia is a paraphilia which is a sub-category of sexual masochism. Also known by terms such as asphyxiophilia, autoerotic or sexual asphyxia, this potentially lethal sexual practice refers to sexual arousal that is produced while reducing the oxygen supply to the brain.

Pepe Julian Onziema looks great in a suit. Tall and lanky, she doesn't slouch to hide her height and doesn't apologize for her boyish figure. Or for anything else. She's got at least 10 suits: pinstripes, white linen, black, gray, navy and others. She buys them from a guy who runs a shop on Entebbe Road, a major Kampala thoroughfare. He knows her build, and he knows what she likes.

THAT Ronnie Kray had a gay face, didn’t he? One look at that newly discovered criminal record mugshot of him and you can’t help but think “screaming fairy”. Yeah, right. I understand why young Daniel Radcliffe was bemused when, after giving some money to a gay charity, he revealed an internet bloke had levelled the comment at him.

A Nigerian man who sang in a Vatican choir arranged gay liaisons for an Italian government official who served in the unpaid role of papal usher, according to transcripts of wiretaps collected by Italian authorities. The wiretaps were gathered as part of an investigation into how public-works contracts were awarded. The purported conversations were between Angelo Balducci, who oversaw the Italian government's awarding of construction contracts -- including work on the airport at Perugia -- and Thomas Chinedu Ehiem, a 39-year-old Nigerian singer. They were recorded between April 14, 2008, and January 20, 2010.

Thousands of people took part in a raucous gay pride march Saturday in Cape Town, South Africa's gay capital, pressing for more tolerance in Africa, one of the world's most homophobic regions. Men, women and children joined the parade featuring floats and pounding 1970s disco music. They held up banners saying "Your hate won't make me straight," "I was born gay," "Jesus says 'love your neighbour'," and "Hate is unAfrican."

The Vatican has been hit by a gay sex scandal after allegations that a chorister had procured male prostitutes for a papal gentleman-in-waiting. The chorister, 29-year-old Thomas Chinedu Ehiem, was sacked after police heard him talking on a wiretap to Angelo Balducci, a Gentleman of His Holiness. Papal gentlemen-in-waiting are called upon to act as ushers at the Vatican for major occasions.

MARDI GRAS began as a march for equality but after more than 30 years, the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (GLRL) must continue the fight for equality and social justice for all lesbians, gay men and their families in NSW. This year the GLRL is campaigning to remove discrimination against same-sex couples across adoption and surrogacy laws in NSW, and the federal Marriage Act.

Wealthy strongmen recruit adolescent boys for entertainment and sex, with the local authorities powerless to stop the practice. “Some men enjoy playing with dogs, some with women. I enjoy playing with boys,” said Allah Daad, a one-time mujahedin commander in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz. He is one of a growing number of men involved in what is known as “bacha baazi”— literally, “boy-play” — a time-honoured tradition, deplored by human rights activists and clerics, that is seeing a revival in the relatively secure north of Afghanistan.

SYDNEY was a spectacle of colour, costume and sequins last night as the gay and lesbian Mardi Gras parade made its way down Oxford Street. More than 300,000 revellers watched the parade of 9000 people wind its way towards the city to celebrate Sydney's 32nd Mardi Gras festival.

On March 20 up to 400 same-sex couples will gather in Washington DC to get married as part of the Our Time Has Come event to become the current Guinness World Record. Washington, United States - GLBT Wedding Services is hosting the event in Washington on March 20 to celebrate legal marriage. Partners who are tying the knot will take part in a large group ceremony, individual private ceremonies and a gala-style reception at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium. The event, though huge, is being designed so that each couple can feel special.

Thousands of people brought Sydney's downtown to a standstill as the flamboyant annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade marched, danced and sashayed through the city streets. Balmy weather meant crowds were bigger than last year, with media reports suggesting as many as 300,000 turned out to watch the Saturday night parade, which featured drag queens and scores of George Michael look-alikes.

We may have become more tolerant as a society, but homophobia remains a real issue for gay and lesbian Australians. According to the AIDS council of NSW, Mardis Gras weekend will see a spike in attacks. But police are warning that they will be out in force adopting a zero tolerance approach to homophobic crime. In 2010 in one of the gayest parts of one of the gayest cities in the world, it's still not safe for two men to hold hands in public.