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The L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center’s Cultural Arts and Education Department looked at the challenges of being gay and Muslim in a Sept. 24 panel discussion, "Cultures in Collision: Islam and Homosexuality."

A four year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will allow the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center to expand its efforts to combat HIV/AIDS among gay and bisexual men of color.

Seattle transgender activist Marsha Botzer spent 15 days in China last month working with local LGBT activists as part of an exchange program sponsored by the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center.

HIV/AIDS service organizations across the country have implemented a variety of programs and other initiatives to reach male sex workers who remain particularly vulnerable to the virus, but some remain skeptical about whether these efforts actually work.