Brad Pitt says he will marry Angelina Jolie when same-sex couples in the US can legally tie the knot. In Uganda, 58 alleged lesbians and gays have been outed by a local paper since August following last Friday's outing of 13 supposed lesbians. In India, the director of Quest, a new Bollywood film with a central gay plot, hopes for society to rethink its prejudice.
Taipei's Department of Civil Affairs and the Gender/Sexuality Rights Association in Taiwan will hold the seventh "LGBT Civil Rights Movement - Queer-friendly Taipei" festival this month. Hong Kong's AIDS Concern's response to the latest HIV/AIDS statistics in the territory.
Fridae is proud to announce a double-bill charity premiere of Imagine Me & You and My Summer of Love in benefit of the Association of Women for Action and Research and Cat Welfare Society on Sep 12 and Oct 16 in Singapore.
Two men married each other in Nepal's first public same-sex wedding last week. In a position some say is a U-turn from his previous teaching, the spiritual leader of world Anglicanism has said that gays need to change their behaviour if they are to be welcomed into the church.
Well known and regarded former newspaper columnist in Malaysia, Oyoung Wenfeng, has come out in his latest book - an autobiography written in Chinese - which was launched in Kuala Lumpur on Monday and in Singapore on Thursday, Aug 24.
The 2006 Tokyo Lesbian and Gay Parade (TLGP) held last Saturday at Yoyogi Park Event Square in Shibuya attracted approximately 3,800. A report released last week by amfAR found an alarming increase in HIV infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Asia.
A HIV-positive Melbourne man accused of deliberately spreading HIV to five men and attempting to infect 11 others allegedly had a "condom phobia" and wanted to contract the virus. In the meanwhile, the inaugural Asia Pacific Continental Outgames might be held in Melbourne, organisers say. For the very first time, the Philippine Senate will tackle proposed bills that seek to penalise discrimination against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders.
A sizzling seafood BBQ buffet dinner, Two Queens party, poolside parties, and Fridae's signature party Nation and closing party Hot Couture with DJs Tony Moran and Kate Monroe among others - are what W@Nation attendees can expect.
Latest Hong Kong government figures show that MSMs have overtaken heterosexuals as the major group of new HIV infections and HIV prevalence among MSM is about 20 times that of the general population. Meanwhile Slovenia has passed a limited domestic-partnership bill, shortly after the Czech Republic whose laws went into effect July 1.
New York-based Tony Moran will replace Chus & Ceballos as the headlining DJ at Nation.VI, touted as Asia's largest gay and lesbian dance party, to be held in Phuket, Thailand from Oct 20-22, 2006.
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