Fridae

Fridae presents the Taking Woodstock Fundraising Gala Premiere in Singapore on Sep 30. 100% of ticket sales will go towards funding gay-related community projects.

A Turkish man, who is accused of fatally shooting his gay son in July last year, was tried in absentia in an Istanbul court. The case has been widely reported by Turkish and German media.

Gay-interest blogs in the US have widely reported that blogger-activist Mike Rogers has outed South Carolina lieutenant governor Andre Bauer on his blog.

Vermont is the first state in the US to legalise gay marriage with a legislative vote. Its law takes effect on September 1.

More than 100 gay men in Guangzhou clashed with police last Tuesday in People's Park.

As a result of the ban, Olympic medalist Worapoj Petchkhoom will have to sit out of the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Laos in December.

Fridae catches up with Mr Singapore 2009 aka Chan Wai Teik who’s currently back in Singapore between photography assignments in Shanghai, China to talk about bodybuilding and winning the coveted title at the National Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships in May.

“Lame” submissions, pushy contributors, secret identities… Amir Muhammad, publisher of Body 2 Body: A Malaysian Queer Anthology, shares the challenges of getting the first book of its kind in Malaysia to press.

When asked to clarify, Malaysia’s Health Ministry Director General refused to comment on the accuracy of the news report carried by the government's official news agency Bernama News which reported that while heterosexual sex acts are safe, masturbation and homosexual activities could make one susceptible to the H1N1 virus.

Les Plus, a magazine published by a group of lesbians in Beijing, had their distribution outlet - the Beijing LGBT Centre - raided and copies of the magazine confiscated by the police last week, says report.