Tuesday 1st December is World AIDS Day and for every cup of coffee you buy, Starbucks will contribute 5p to the Global Fund to help fight AIDS in Africa. (Not sure if you’ve noticed but there’s a lot of Starbucks out there. It’ll add up.)

Invite your friends! Every customer can help to make a difference and together, we can do a world of good.

Become a fan of (RED)™ on Facebook and learn more about fighting AIDS in Africa athttp://www.facebook.com/joinred

French luxury shoemaker Christian Louboutin debuted a small collection of men’s shoes for Fall/Winter 2009. Well known for his fiery-red soles, these pairs are no different, and the solo sneaker style, the Louis, returns for Spring/Summer 2010 completely studded out. Available in black or white leather, with a retail price of around $1200 USD a pair.

Feast your eyes at Christian Louboutin's website.

A father, a second father, and two children. Not exactly the standard family setting for a children’s book. But it’s all part of everyday life for Arwen and Wolf, the adopted children of a gay couple in the Dutch town of Dordrecht. One of their fathers decided to write a children’s book based on his own family situation: for his own children but also for the rest of the world. "It’s a feel-good book about a happy family."

Dad is hopeless when it comes to putting beads in her braided hair, sighs four-year-old Arwen. But her adoptive father Jarko de Witte van Leeuwen knows plenty of mums who leave that job to the hairdresser as well.

The De Witte van Leeuwen household describe themselves as a happy family but certainly not an average one. Once same-sex marriage became legal in the Netherlands in 2001, Jarko (now 39) married his partner Jos. Soon afterwards, he applied to adopt a child. In 2005 they welcomed their adopted daughter Arwen into their home and last year she was joined by their adopted son Wolf: two African American kids with two white Dutch dads.

Full Story from Radio Netherlands Worldwide  

Buy the book Arwen and her Daddies from Feel Good Families 

One year after Wei Xiaogang told his parents he is gay, his mother is still trying to find him a wife.  She still thinks he might change if he lived with a woman. 

Although homosexuality has become largely socially accepted in many Western countries, it is still immensely complicated in China - it was only in 2001 that homosexuality ceased to be officially described as a mental illness. 

Wei believes 3 to 5 percent of China's 1.3 billion people are homosexual, putting the actual number at more than 30 million. Today he is active in raising public awareness of homosexuality in China.

Read the whole story in China People's Daily Online 

The William Way LGBT Community Center in Philadelphia is telling one of the Holocaust's least-known stories - the Nazi persecution of homosexuals.

It's a story of men and women who were arrested and often sentenced to hard labor for what were called indecent acts. The victims were mostly men. Some faced judicial proceedings and criminal charges. Others were simply picked up by SS officers and locked away in concentration camps.

Read the whole story and get details of the exhibit in the Philadelphia Inquirer 

West Hollywood — where more than one-third of the population identifies as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender — is well known to people in the Los Angeles area and draws many visitors from around California. But it's not a major national or international destination.

Now the city, eager to shore up revenue, wants to expand its reach. And with good reason: Even in a slumping economy, gay and lesbian tourists tend to wield more disposable income and are more likely to spend on travel and leisure than heterosexual tourists, studies have shown.

Read the whole story in The Seattle Times 

The man who spent the last hours of Stephen Gately's life with him and his husband has broken his silence, telling how they partied at a gay club before heading back to the couple's villa.

The man who spent the last hours of Stephen Gately's life with him and his husband has broken his silence.

Bulgarian model Georgi Dochev said he met the couple in a Majorcan gay club before heading back to their apartment and engaging in sex acts.

He also told how the next morning he and Stephen's partner Andy Cowles had sex, unaware the Boyzone singer was lying dead next door.

Read the whole story at Earth Times 

When were you last tested for HIV? With World AIDS Day just days away (1st December `09) we recommend that all gay men are tested once a year, but more regularly if you put yourself at risk. You can find out lots of information about the reality of HIV in the UK today and how you can get involved atwww.worldAIDSday.org, but if you only do one thing this year make a resolution to get tested. Its one thing we can all do to protect ourselves and others.

If men in suits is your thing, Men at Play and the National AIDS Trust (www.nat.org.uk) have produced the hottest calendar for 2010. Exclusive model Patrik looking sexy and sultry on the front cover wearing a MAP style suit with his shirt open revealing his rock hard abs plus check him out as the December Man revealing a whole lot more then just his chest - the picture is exquisite! 

We feel this is an absolute masterpiece and a must for every wall. Bringing together some of the most beautiful men on the planet who just happen to be MAP's favourite models. Also featuring the gorgeous Marvin and Andreas, Enrique, The Mangiatta twins, Rick Bauer,Francesco D Macho, Kurt Rogers, Antonio AND the face of Menatplay Model Winner 2009 Levi.

Menatplay's success over the years has been built up by using the best of everything - camera's, lighting, suits, sets, designs and of course MEN! This calendar is presented in high quality A3 glossy format and costs only £12.99. 100% of proceeds go to The National AIDS Trust so not only are you getting a true masterpiece but your money will go to a good cause.

Why not grab youself this hot hang-up for you and it also makes a good present for friends this Christmas.

Click on the picture above to see more and to purchase.