Weekly Mix Masala

List of religions & their positions on homosexuality (doesn't include Sikhism though!)
SignOnSanDiego.com

Another list - this one an English language South Asian LGBT bibliography
Columbia University

"Homosexuals seek social networking sites support"...whoa oh oh! We were totally the first on this trend - check us out on facebook
Zee News

Tale of an Indian Lesbian (fiction)
SAMAR Magazine

There are 9 countries that have the maximum death sentence for same-sex relations; Pakistan and Iran are 2 of them. There are 10 countries that have the maximum sentence for life imprisonment for same-sex relations; India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, and Nepal (hopefully that will change soon) are 4 of them - the other 6 have large South Asian populations.
Pink News

Scroll down to watch the documentary Voices from Nepal, where Scott Long of HRC records stories of LGBT people working for change in Nepal
In The Life

Kinda like the pharmacists who refuse to give birth control, a registrar in UK refuses to conduct civil partnerships
Islington Tribune

Weekly Mix Masala

Obama Talks All Things LGBT
The Advocate

LGBT Catholics to protest anti-gay pope during his visit to the US this weekend
Queers United

Some Old Gold: Hilarious Music Video
Samwell: What What (In the Butt)

Personal Essay by Allen Carr titled Homosexuality in Sri Lanka Past and Present
Globalgayz

Senate to debate lifting ban of HIV positive visitors to the U.S.
SFGate

An editorial criticizing the Dalai Lama's view of homosexuality
Prosandcons.us

Homoerotic "Last Supper" Sparks Outcry in Vienna
ABC News

Gay desis helping gay desis at the University of Maryland
Washington Blade

Sikh-American weighs in on Decision 2008 and discrimination
Asian Americans for Obama

A Closer Look at "You're Rejected"
Southern Voice

When Rupal Met Allison

In an almost real life version of When Kiran Met Karen, Rupal Bhatt and Allison Park became two legally married lesbians in Massachusetts in 2006. Both, however, were from New England rather than different ends of the world. Says Rupal, "When I first met Allison...I remember thinking she wasn’t that great." They met again at a friend's party and lo and behold, four years later Rupal and Allison pledged to be partners for life.

Each spouse had different approaches to the marriage ceremony: Rupal wanted a traditional Hindu ceremony whereas Allison, being an atheist, wanted to avoid having any presiding minister or priest. In the end they created a new twist on the marriage ceremony - they changed the seven circles around the fire by alternating laps rather than having the wife only lead the last round, while Allison's mother read passages from the Bible. The alternating laps marked their mutual and equal participation in their marriage. The first six circles are traditionally lead by the male, representing the wife's devotion and obedience to the husband. Traditional straight couples could gain to learn a thing or two about relationships from this Hindu lesbian and atheist mix.

The two were recently featured in India New England, as part of a piece studying four couples.

India New England