Fridae

10. design-a-label dykes (Aug 15, 2006) with 43 posts
In this Read My Lips column, Dinah Gardner looks at the different but similar butch-femme-andro labels used in lesbian communities in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and the United States.
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9. just asking is a step forward (Apr 10, 2006) with 45 posts
As Singapore is gearing up for a general election, several new candidates were queried on their stance on homosexuality, the ban on gay events and if the country is ready for a gay MP.
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8. the bisexual boogie man (Mar 28, 2006) with 46 posts
Are you justified in having nagging suspicions that your partner would leave you for someone of the opposite sex? Beijing-based Dinah Gardner mulls over some reasons why one might fear dating bisexuals in a new monthly column "Read my lips."
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7. sydney store closes toilets due to ''rampant homosexual activity'' (Nov 1, 2006) with 50 posts
The major Australian broadsheet, which broke the news, is being criticised for using homophobic language such as "rampant homosexual activity," "horrified users," portraying gay men as predatory and linking gay men with paedophiles. Fridae speaks to two Sydneysiders about the issue.
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6. ask alvin about persistent tricks, networking boyfriends and virgin disappointments (May 26, 2006) with 51 posts
Welcome to Fridae's monthly advice column where Alvin dispenses his own unique brand of advice for those who need it oh-so-badly.
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5. trapped minds in entrapment case (Jun 26, 2006) with 54 posts
A trainee doctor in Singapore received an 8-month prison term for possessing drugs. The case made the headlines as his counsel argued that he had been a victim of police entrapment. Alex Au examines what some confused bloggers are saying online, whether Singaporeans are intellectually stunted and what it all means for the fight for gay equality.
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4. three s'pore's workers' party candidates reveal gay position (Apr 27, 2006) with 64 posts
With the general elections scheduled for May 6 in Singapore, three Workers' Party candidates revealed their positions on homosexuality in a newspaper interview.
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3. the rice queen diaries: a review (Jul 14, 2006) with 78 posts
A new book is out: The Rice Queen Diaries. Author Daniel Gawthrop looks at cross-cultural desire and says in an interview with Vancouver's Xtra West that "to really understand this stuff, you've got to go in there and be with those people, and talk to those people, and fuck those people." Fridae contributor Andy Quan gives us his review.
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2. singapore to legalise anal, oral sex - but only for heterosexuals (Nov 9, 2006) with 89 posts
As part of Singapore's first major penal code amendments in 22 years, anal and oral sex in private among between consenting heterosexual adults will soon be decriminalised but the law criminalising sexual acts between men will remain.
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1. Feelin' Good Party at MOS Singapore cancelled (Mar 25, 2006) with 247 posts
Fridae's Feelin' Good party, scheduled for Sunday 26 March, has been called off after the venue, Ministry of Sound received a telephone call from local police demanding that the party be cancelled.
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