Is it possible to be Christian and gay as many reject the premise that one can be both at the same time. Rev Dr Yap Kim Hao, the first Asian Bishop of The Methodist Church in Singapore, shares his beliefs and journey to affirming gay Christians in the second of a 2-part series.
Fridae's Thai columnist, Vitaya Saeng-Aroon, shares his recent experience about asking his staunchly Buddhist mother to come out in a local paper as the mother of a gay son, and introducing her to a woman whose son came out to her after hiding it for 30 years.
Are butch lesbians - being the most visible - easy targets for straight and gay men, and even other lesbians who are terrified of the visual reminder of their own sexuality? A lesbian weighs in on the topic partly in response to a denigrating article in a Singapore broadsheet about "Beer bingeing butches."
"Don't panic, I am Islamic," read one of her flyers. Fridae speaks to DJ Ipek, who performed her first gig in Berlin sheathed in a Burka, on coming out to her family and getting into DJing. She's scheduled to play at Shanghai's Home&Bar this weekend.
Fridae's legal columnist, Thomas Ng, provides an update on policy changes which allow non-related persons to jointly purchase private residential properties using their pension funds and how it can benefit same-sex couples.
Safehaven, a gay affirmative ministry of the all-inclusive Free Community Church, is launching a new 18-session support programme stating on Jul 15 to help gay Christian men reconcile their sexuality and their faith.
Is Thailand truly a gay paradise? Brian Curtin addresses the issue of Bangkok as a supposed paradise for gay men by examining the visual imagery of Internet and print advertisements. His paper will be presented at the upcoming Conference of Asian Queer Studies in Bangkok.
Got a legal question about home ownership as same-sex couple or gay single? Fridae's new legal column is aimed at addressing legal concerns of gay men and lesbians in Singapore.
Christopher Tan critiques the survivalist strategies of Singapore's 2003 statement that promises equal employment opportunities to gay civil servants despite the fact that gay sex acts are still criminalised because of antiquated British colonial laws. His paper will be presented at the upcoming Conference of Asian Queer Studies in Bangkok.
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