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Hong Kong saw a flurry of activity last weekend by both pro and anti-LGBT rights groups as a 5,000-strong crowd gathered to protest against the enactment of anti-discrimination laws. Meanwhile the Big Love Alliance was launched by legislator Cyd Ho, Raymond Ko reports.

Over 300 representatives from LGBTQ-friendly churches, ministries and fellowships from 10 Asia-Pacific regions including Singapore, Taiwan, and China gathered in Hong Kong last month for a landmark meeting. Raymond Ko reports.

The dizzying laser rays in gay bars and the floodlights of a football pitch seem to be irreconcilably distant. One-Nil, the first gay football team in Hong Kong, attempts to bridge the two. Raymond Ko talks to Peter Sabine and Janson Mui, founding members of One-Nil.

“You have to love someone to suck someone,” says Scud (real name Danny Cheng Wan-Cheung), director of Love Actually... Sucks! Scud shares his views on love, his film, and his struggles with censors in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Meanwhile, a release date has not been set as the Hong Kong censor has demanded 11 cuts, and Taiwan authorities five.

Many LGBT individuals are conflicted between their sexual orientation and religious beliefs. The Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) finds this conflict needless. Fridae's Raymond Ko speaks to Rev. Elder Nancy Wilson of the MCC about her church and her life when she was in Hong Kong last week.

Two years into full-time theatrical work, Clifton Kwan is plunging head first into developing his career. Raymond Ko talks to the gay Hong Kong actor/producer about himself and about his latest play Mars.

Seven years after it was first performed, Joey Leung and Alvin Wong’s The Queer Show, which is playing from July 14-24, has became a landmark in the Hong Kong’s comedy scene. Raymond Ko of Fridae.com talks to Joey Leung about his show and his life.

Raymond Ko talks to prolific Hong Kong playwright Pak Li, whose latest drama, Lady Samantha, explores the heart and mind of a transgender woman.

The Hong Police interfered in last Sunday’s International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) rally, cutting the programme short. Police say the organisers were not in possession of a permit for the dance performances but organisers say other similar events didn't require one. Raymond Ko reports.