Did you know that there was actually an Islamic Boarding School in Indonesia? I just found out and I think it was pretty cool, but there is also sad news about it.

Around a hundred youth volunteers for the Philippine Red Cross Lapu-Lapu/Cordova Chapter joined the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial at the Plaza Poblacion, Lapu-Lapu City last Wednesday night.

A Sharia court in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province sentenced two gay men to a public caning on Wednesday, May 17.
The men, ages 20 and 23, were arrested in March by vigilantes within their community in Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh province.

Do you know about a brand new mini-campaign from UN Free & Equal that explores the role that culture and tradition play in the lives of lesbian, gay, bi, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people around the world?

When the moment is right and you're in the mood, there seems to be no reason why you shouldn't go ahead and become intimate with the person you're with — given that you have the proper protection and all that good stuff. However, there are a number of times you actually shouldn't have sex, some of which you may have never realized. In addition to both parties consenting, making sure you're clear of STDs, and using your preferred form of birth control (unless you're trying to make those babies, of course), there are a number of other factors to consider before hastily hitting the sheets. And what would those factors be?

There are two types of people in Singapore: those who believe that sex is strictly reserved for after marriage and those who don’t have an issue with premarital sex.

All the single ladies put your hands up!

Those of you with raised hands, congratulations, you are winning at life. If it's already got a ring on it, tough luck.

Pre-testing counselling before taking an HIV test can be a barrier for some, according to the makers of a new self-testing home kit which will hit pharmacies today.
BioSURE HIV Self Test is described by its makers as “South Africa’s only CE-marked HIV self-test and the first HIV test approved for use at home without a medical professional”.
It will be one of several HIV home-testing products to hit the market since February last year when pharmacies across South Africa introduced home testing kits, which would enable people to know their status within 20 minutes.

One of the most frightening things about STIs, apart from the fact that many of them are symptomless, is the wealth of urban myths which exist about them - specifically how they can be caught.

Pretty much everyone at some point during their youth was told you could catch one from a toilet seat.

Yet, as much as this misinformation about STIs does exist, there are also some strange - and disturbing - facts about how, in theory, you could get infected WITHOUT having sex.

Worryingly, these are places and objects we come into contact with every day.

The only good news, as Cosmopolitan points out, is the odds of catching an STI from any of the below are very slim.