Fridae

Fridae grabs DJ Kate Monroe, who swept partygoers at the last Nation party in Phuket off their feet, for a quick chat about her newborn baby and being back this year at the closing party to give partygoers a power-packed farewell!

Fifteen Singaporeans come out in a groundbreaking book to be launched next week. Fridae talks to Sheila Rajamanikam and Nicholas Deroose about coming out.

The opening event of Singapore's second annual IndigNation festival was largely successful with over 150 attendees including not only members of the gay community but also diplomats, academics and politicians who were there to engage the gay community.

Wet weather was no deterrent yesterday as hundreds of people gathered at a busy shopping street in central Hong Kong for the 2nd annual march against homophobia. Sylvia Tan reports from Hong Kong.

The 2nd IDAHO Hong Kong parade is scheduled to take place in Causeway Bay on May 21. Sylvia Tan speaks to gay activist Ken Cheung about IDAHO and homophobia in the city.

The Stage Club presents the true-crime drama Never the Sinner, written by John Logan - the screenwriter of The Aviator and Gladiator, featuring Paul Hannon and newcomer Hansel Tan.

A group which claims to help gays and lesbians "understand" their sexual identity has received a S$100,000 (US$61,500) grant from the Singapore government. Fridae has however uncovered that the group, an advocate of reparative therapy, is linked to an international Christian group which dedicates itself to "correcting" homosexuality.

Fridae speaks to Denise Tang, the director of the Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film and Video Festival which runs from November 17 - 27, 2005. The 33-year-old PhD candidate at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University shares more about the festival and local lesbian karaoke culture.

Fridae speaks with Alice Wu, writer-director of the lesbian hit Saving Face which explores the relationship between a closeted Chinese-American lesbian and her mother (played by screen legend Joan Chen), in an exclusive interview.

Malaysia-born lesbian filmmaker Desiree Lim picked up her 8mm video camera and made her first short film, which won an award at the 1995 Tokyo Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, after watching a Hollywood film which she felt did not do lesbians justice. Her films will be screened at the inaugural Girl Pride Asia to be held concurrently with Nation.V from Nov 4-6 in Phuket.