In two unprecedented cases, a former TV show host in Manila has filed a gay discrimination suit against a restaurant; in Taipei, a student has filed a suit against his parents, hospital after being locked up in psychiatric ward. In the US, Oprah Winfrey has denied rumours that she is having a gay relationship with her business partner and best friend.
IndigNation 2006, the second in the annual series, will kick off on August 1 with an art installation, a talk by Singapore's pioneer gay activist and Fridae columnist Alex Au and a party.
The Hong Kong Appeals Court last week heard debates by lawyers seeking to overturn a ruling that a higher age of consent for gays than for heterosexuals and lesbians is discriminatory and unconstitutional. Last weekend, French lesbian tennis player Amlie Mauresmo won the Wimbledon title last Saturday. Meanwhile, Tokyo's gay film festival marks its 15th year.
The quadrennial Gay Games - originally to be held in Montreal, Canada - will be held in Chicago, USA from July 15-22, with the inaugural World Outgames starting in Montreal four days later. A case to be heard by theTasmanian Anti-Discrimination Tribunal could set the wheels turning for the global movement to reform blood-donation guidelines. Meanwhile, the gay-themed King and the Clown has been banned in Chinese cinemas.
Men are more likely to be homosexual if they have older brothers, says a new Canadian study. Veteran Hong Kong actor-singer Andy Lau has denied rumors that he's gay. In India, the former royal family of Rajpipla has disinherited their activist son for coming out of the closet.
Newly elected American Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, the first female head of an Anglican denomination anywhere in the world - believes homosexuality is not a sin. More than a million people in Sao Paulo celebrate the Brazilian city's tenth Gay Pride parade. In the US, the Pentagon is said to have classified homosexual behaviour as a mental disorder and listed it alongside mental retardation and alcoholism.
One of New York's best known drag performance artists, Kevin Aviance, was brutally attacked in Manhattan's East Village last Saturday. In Australia, the federal government has moved to quash the ACT's bid to introduce gay marriage laws. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands are expected to descend in London for EuroPride 06.
For the first time, Fridae and Official Airline Jetstar Asia are offering four exclusive flights to Nation guests departing Singapore for Phuket on 19 and 20 October and returning on 24 and 26 October.
Aussie PM John Howard has announced his decision to veto new legislation passed by the ACT parliament to allow gay couples to enter into a civil union. In the UK, the BBC Board of Governors has ruled that the word "gay" now means "rubbish" and might not be necessarily insulting to gays. Meanwhile Hong Kong has reported the second highest increase of HIV infections among MSM in the last quarter since 1984.
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