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1. 11 out gay/bi athletes to watch at the Olympic Games
By News Editor, August 08, 2008
Only 11 of the 11,000 athletes at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games are known to be openly gay or bisexual - and of which only one is a gay man.

2. Is the Internet friend or foe?
By Alex Au, March 05, 2007
The Internet has on many occasions been credited as a liberating force for LGBTs but is it really? Alex Au examines the two features of the Internet that may work against LGBTs in reducing visibility of LGBT individuals as well as audience fragmentation given that surfers choose what they want to read online.

3. 2 openly gay, trans South Korean actors commit suicide
By Matt Kelley, October 09, 2008
The Korean public is aghast at a rash of celebrity suicides. In the week following the apparent suicide of popular actress Choi Jin-sil on Oct 2, two queer entertainers are also suspected of taking their own lives.

4. Massage with unhappy endings
By Alex Au, July 29, 2008
Think again before you accept a "special" to round off a massage session - even if you've got "protection." Alex Au, who loves going for massages, explains why.

5. Singapore: 3 men sent to reform centre for beating male "flasher" to death
By News Editor, October 30, 2008
In the first known case of its kind in Singapore, six men have appeared in court for beating a man - who allegedly exposed himself and offered sexual favours - to death.

6. Movie boycott called over Hong Kong actor's homophobic remarks
By Sylvia Tan, June 10, 2008
A Hong Kong actor who said in an interview that he would respond with physical violence should another man express any attraction or interest towards him has resulted in a call to boycott the movie he is currently promoting.

7. Olympic hotties
By Dinah Gardner, August 19, 2008
China may be leading in the gold medals tally in the Beijing Olympics but it's not doing too well in the Olympic hottie table, as Fridae's Beijing correspondent Dinah Gardner finds out.

8. Mr Nice Guy: Boo Junfeng
By Ng Yi-Sheng, May 13, 2008
Young film director Boo Junfeng talks about Tanjong Rhu, his newly completed short film based on an incident when 12 men in Singapore were arrested for gay cruising.

9. Pleasure in a cup
By Alvin Tan, February 08, 2008
Fridae's sexpert, Alvin Tan, tries out Tenga Onacups - touted as the "future of masturbation" - and explains why they would make the most ideal Valentine's Day gifts. Now available in the Fridae Shop.

10. LGBTs protest Singapore bank's charity drive for anti-gay Focus on the Family
By Sylvia Tan, November 28, 2008
News of Singapore's largest bank's S$15,000 Christmas present to the anti-gay Focus on the Family group has spurred gay and lesbian credit card holders to act.

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