Fridae

Opening in Hong Kong on Friday, John Cameron Mitchell's Shortbus has attracted controversy worldwide for its characters seeking sexual healing and featuring "real" sex scenes. Fridae speaks to gay actor Paul Dawson who met his boyfriend and co-actor PJ DeBoy during the making of the film.

Fridae's Mariah Scary plays psychiatrist to the multi-talented and multi-"personality-ed" Hossan Leong and asks him/her/it/them about the upcoming comedy routine aptly titled Multiple Personalities Disorder running from Jan 31 - Feb 10 in Singapore.

Singapore's Happy club will close its doors for good after a final New Year's Eve countdown bash this weekend. Fridae has a heart-to-heart with co-owner Alan Seah who shares his thoughts about the gay clubbing scene and why "running away to Taiwan, Hong Kong and KL to be who we are for a weekend isn't the answer."

So says director Zabou Breitman, whose tender and lovely film The Man of My Life is about a straight man falling in love with a gay one. She talks to Fridae about masculinity, homophobia and why tops tend to think they're the center of the world.

Here's a gay play with a difference: the audience gets to choose the ending. After seven months in a committed relationship, Jason cheats on his boyfriend Daniel, having unprotected sex with a stranger. Can the relationship survive the consequences? You decide. Presented by The Necessary Stage (Singapore) in conjunction with Action For AIDS.

Nation's all time favorites, David S and Victor Cheng were the DJ's of the house until Kate Monroe came on at 4am for Feelin' Good, the closing party.

Nation.VI's second pool side party was finally graced by the sun god Apollo and saw a beautiful setting sun that warmed up the oiled bodies.

The one-year wait for Nation.VI is finally over, though waiting for the next might sadly be forever.

Partygoers at the Muscle Beach Pool Party - third in the Nation.VI party line-up and co-hosted by Ageha Japan - saw not just muscle boys, but also a torrential downpour: thunder, lightning and heavy rain.

Attendees at Nation.VI's opening party Military Ball - featuring Argentina-born LA-based DJ De Le�n - partied till dawn at the Hilton Phuket on Oct 20.