Fridae.com/Aids Concern, HX Productions, Fruits and Suits, HKU Queer Campus, Cocktails and Friends and Towel Club - these were some of the groups with their boats that set sail last Sunday for Hong Kong's "gay pride on water." Victor Chau recaps the day's action.
Barely six months after Singapore-born, world-renowned fashion photographer Leslie Kee's book, which features nude images of Asian celebrities, was banned by the Singapore government, 150 of 500 photographs made it past the censors and are now on exhibit. Fridae columnist Alex Au visits the exhibition and gives readers a low down on what to expect.
What do you do when a family member of the boyfriend has passed on? Do you attend the wake? Do you go for the burial? Jonathan Zhang recounts his recent experience of being there for his boyfriend and his family after the passing of his boyfriend's grandmother.
He's cute, has a good sense of humour; and is still single. Meet 27-year-old Didier Zheng who's the host of China's first gay Internet TV show. He tells Fridae in an exclusive interview about the government's restrictions on the show and the observations he has gleaned while hosting.
Fridae's ageing (but still attractive) columnist, Alvin Tan, ponders on the issue of turning grey in a community obsessed with youth and of course, youthful looks.
''There are two types of gay boyfriends in this world: The Ones Who Cheat, and The Ones Who Don't Cheat,'' says Jonathan Zhang who confesses to being a cheater when he first came out.
The US hit lesbian drama series, The L Word, is the most watched TV series by lesbians around the world from New York to Beijing to Kuala Lumpur. Dinah Gardner investigates the cause of this global lesbian phenomenon.