Filipino singer-actress Charice comes out as gay

21-year-old Charice, who gained international recognition as a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2007 and guest-star on the US hit TV show Glee, has officially come out in a TV interview over the weekend.

Asia is becoming more LGBTI-friendly... incrementally

Asia is becoming more LGBTI friendly. Change is not dramatic but incremental, says Douglas Sanders, a long-time activist and Professor Emeritus in Law at Canada's University of British Columbia and Thailand's Chulalongkorn University.

Chelsea Clinton speaks out for gay equality during Malaysia visit

The only child of former US President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she's committed to supporting gay rights and being more involved in international world health issues during a visit to Malaysia this week.

Australia's New South Wales to legally recognise "non-specific" gender

The New South Wales Court of Appeal last Friday overturned a previous ruling that only legally recognised male and female as a valid gender status; now a third option — "non-specific" — can now be listed.

Luna2 Studios, Bali

Named after the first spacecraft to land on the moon in 1959, this Modernist-style 'studiotel' on the west coast of Bali is fittingly cosmic.