Once barred by the Singapore authorities, Jason and deMarco - an American gay pop duo and real life couple - has been given the go ahead to perform at a concert to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS.
Internationally acclaimed DJ and co-founder of the legendary Sound Factory dance club in NYC Junior Vasquez will be making his first ever appearance in Singapore this weekend at Play and shortly after in Tokyo at Ageha. He tells Fridae readers in an exclusive interview about his beginnings and what punters should expect.
A well known Singaporean transsexual author and speaker, who was asked to leave a club early Saturday morning, hopes to turn the incident into an opportunity to educate the club's bouncers and management about gender diversity.
Following two days of intense debate and a petition presented to Parliament by a NMP, Singapore's anti-gay law 377A – a relic of its colonial past – will remain as the proposed amendment Bill was passed on Tuesday evening.
Lawmakers in Singapore began a rigorous debate on the retention or repeal of Section 377A of the Penal Code in the Parliament yesterday as voices calling for equal treatment of Singapore's gay citizens was heard possibly for the first time in the Parliament House.
The parliamentary petition organised last weekend had garnered 2,519 signatures from Singaporeans and Singapore residents, organisers revealed in a press statement on Thursday.
Despite running unsuccessfully in 2003, gay and civil rights activist Kenneth Cheung Kam-hung will run in the upcoming Yau Tsim Mong District Council Election.
A Singapore teacher who posted a blog entry about his being gay on Saturday evening found himself having to remove it on Monday due to intense scrutiny and pressure from the Ministry of Education (MOE).
Writer-director Ray Yeung speaks to Fridae about his debut feature Cut Sleeves Boys vs his short film Yellow Fever, the dating scene in London and Hong Kong, Botox parties, and upcoming projects.
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