Fridae

A group of members from local gay Christian support group, Safehaven are organising "affect05 - Saving Lives, Transforming Mindsets," a charity concert to raise funds for AfA and pass on the message of HIV awareness.

Rice Rhapsody will open in Taipei and Singapore this week after the Singapore Censorship Board deliberated for more than a month over the film's gay theme. Fridae speaks with veteran actress Sylvia Chang and writer/director Kenny Bi to find out why he choose to set the film in Singapore.

One of the first lesbian celebrities to come out, Canadian singer k.d. lang is currently on an Asian tour with pit stops in Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo as well as in Australia and New Zealand in February.

Barry Harris, one half of the mega-successful Thunderpuss remix team and Singapore DJ Godwin P will play at SnowBall on dec 25 while Aussie favourite and veteran Jake Kilby will return to spin at the Meltdown party on Dec 26.

Fridae brings you a rundown of what's showing at the 16th annual Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival which runs from Nov 25 - Dec 5. Dinah Gardner reports from Hong Kong.

Designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana of the well-known fashion house have split up after 20 years but will continue their business.

A kissing and wedding scene between two men in Taiwanese pop diva A-mei's recently released music video causes an uproar in China.

Utterly Art Exhibition Space presents My Sisters, Their Stories, an exhibition of photographs from Singapore photojournalist Lance Lee's published book of the same name.

Cynthia Nixon aka Miranda of hit comedy Sex and the City has made headlines after it was reported last Friday that she has been involved in a same-sex relationship for the past eight months.

With the recent closure of Centro, where do the boys go? Jeremy Gopalan checks out Happy, Cocco Latte and Chinablack and brings you a low down of the clubs.