With marriage and other rights settled, Canadian queers have won most of their big battles, said Ontario-based Judge David Corbett. There are, however, still battles to be won: "And there’s a tension between organized religion — and the right to freedom of religion — and the right for people to be free from discrimination… But I think there’ll still be cases that have to iron out where the boundaries are going to be around those issues." And there's also the messy issue of divorces. [Chronicle Herald]

So, you know how the US Census Bureau isn't going to count married homos in their national tally, essentially telling millions that they don't matter? Well, the People for the American way have launched a petition calling on the bureau "to put politics aside and carry out the mission of the Bureau, which is to compile complete and accurate information about the American population." [The Hill]

"A Dallas gay strip joint has caused a ruckus by banning drag queens and transgendered women from its busy Tuesday nights." [Joe.My.God]

The Dubai police force's new anti-gay crack down plan seems to be working: "Police in the Gulf tourist hub of Dubai say they've detained 17 foreigners for allegedly displaying homosexual behavior in malls and other public places. Police spokesman Zuhair Horoun says all the suspects are men who were either visiting or working in Dubai… Dubai's Gulf News reported Thursday that police detained '40 cross-dressing tourists.' The paper quotes Dubai's police chief as saying the arrests are part of a campaign against 'transvestites.'" [AP]

"[Economics] is not the only obstacle to seeking help for HIV-Aids in Zimbabwe. Despite an estimated 1.8 million people in the country living with HIV-Aids, stigma remains not only a significant obstacle to accessing treatment, but also a powerful force for dividing families and propagating conflict within communities." The government's sexual repression isn't helping matters, either. [Guardian]

"A driving school boss called a worker 'gay boy' and said he was lucky to have a job, a tribunal has heard. John MacDonald allegedly described Mark Rowan, 29, as "one of the girls" on the firm's website and told him: 'Not many companies employ gays.'" [BBC]

"A gay man who suffered "grotesquely discriminatory conduct" from the Presbyterian Church in Wales has been awarded £37,000. Stephen Price, 25, of Clydach near Abergavenny, was bullied out of his job at Coleg Trefeca in Brecon by his manager Mair Jones, aged 40." [BBC]

Three words we don't like to see together: homosexual, problem, counseling. That said, you can imagine our worry over an article describing how Malaysia's Women, Family and Community Development Ministry has pledged to "counsel" gays to help curb the "homosexual program." Deputy Minister Datuk Noriah Kasnon later described gays as a "social problem." The move comes three months after police raided an allegedly gay sauna. [Bernama]

Italian Danilo Giuffrida found his driver's license revoked after disclosing his homosexuality during a military health examine. Upon passing the test for a second time, the 26-year old was told he would have to renew it in a year, rather than in the standard ten. Officials told Giuffrida that his "sexual identity disturbance" was the root of the problem. Now, after Giuffrida filed a lawsuit, the transit authority has been ordered to pay him 100,000 Euros, about $157,700. [Reuters]

"A commission in Alexandria, Va., has unanimously ruled in favor of a gay man who alleges that the company that owns TGI Friday’s restaurants fired him for being HIV positive, meaning a lawsuit against the business could be imminent… Carlson Restaurants terminated McCray on July 26, 2006. McCray said the company fired him the day after he disclosed his HIV-positive status. The company said McCray was terminated because of concerns with restaurant operations and his integrity." [NY Blade]