Chinese station censors gay content
Chinese television station Mango TV censored a broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest to exclude rainbow flags and a performance depicting a gay relationship. The European Broadcasting Union says it has terminated its deal with Mango TV over the censorship. [Reuters]
Venezuela’s indigenous HIV crisis
Amid a collapsing economy and public health shortage, and nationwide medicine shortages, HIV is hitting Venezuela’s indigenous communities hardest. [The New York Times]
Doctors warn of HTLV epidemic in Australia
The human T-cell leukemia virus, or HTLV-1, is running wild in remote parts of Australia, experts warn. The sexually transmitted virus, sometimes called a cousin of HIV, has infected more than 40 percent of some Australian communities. [CNN]
Northern Ireland marriage bill blocked
A bill to allow same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland has been blocked on its second reading in UK parliament. Northern Ireland is the last part of Great Britain where same-sex couples cannot marry. [BBC]
Costa Rica pro-marriage equality president sworn in
Carlos Alvarado, the candidate who prevailed in an electoral race that centred around same-sex marriage, has been sworn in as president of Costa Rica. [The Associated Press]
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