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SURVEY: UK HIV PATIENTS SPEAK: With the effectiveness of medication, there's been a shift in concerns for many HIV patients in the UK according to a new survey.

MADONNA TO PERFORM IN SA?: Word is pop diva Madonna will be the main act at an open-air concert, along with Will Young, to be held on November 4 in Mossel Bay.

REJECTION SUCKS!: Being single in the big bad world is no picnic at times - especially when things don’t go our way. In this handy piece, Brian Rzepczynski offers tips and advice on how to deal with rejection.

PROMOTION: GAY WILD WEEKEND: Experience an exclusively gay weekend-away package at the stunningly beautiful River’s Edge Lodge in Mpumalanga, including all meals and entertainment. Plus, win a package for two!

STUDY: BIOLOGY INFLUENCES HOMOSEXUALITY: A new Canadian study has added further weight to the theory that sexual orientation is influenced by biological factors in the womb.

AFRICAN CLERICS APPLAUD COMPROMISE: Conservative African Anglican bishops have applauded a compromise by the U.S. Episcopal Church on its policy of consecrating gay clerics.

CRYSTAL METH STILL A PROBLEM: The US' Gay and Lesbian Medical Association has reiterated that the use of crystal meth remains a public health crisis in that country.

US VISAS: LESBIAN SOCCER PLAYERS REJECTED: Seven South African lesbian soccer players, members of the Chosen Few teams, set to attend the Chicago Gay Games have been refused visas by the US embassy.

SHOCK PENTAGON DOCUMENT SLATED: A number of groups have asked the US Defence Department to trash a 2003 document that says that homosexuality is a mental disorder.

GAY AUTHORS SHARE BOOK AWARD: Two books, by openly gay judge Edwin Cameron and journalist Adam Levin, have jointly won this year’s Alan Paton Non-Fiction Book Award.