Openly gay author and pastor Rev. Oyoung Wen Feng, who legally married his partner Phineas Newborn III on Aug 31 last year in New York, hosted a wedding banquet in downtown Kuala Lumpur last Saturday.
Last month, Justice Minister Ha Hung Cuong announced that his ministry is considering legalising same-sex marriage. Fridae speaks with Le Quang Binh, head of iSEE, a not-for-profit research organisation that promotes understanding of LGBTs in society, about recent developments and societal acceptance of LGBTs.
Following an announcement that Vietnam's Justice Ministry is looking into legalising same-sex marriage, the country will see its first LGBT pride festival and "Cycle with Pride" parade on Sunday morning.
For its eighth edition, Singapore's LGBT pride season will throw the spotlight on things, situations and places that are special to Singapore's LGBT community.
A Hong Kong court has dismissed the case in which a complainant had sought to challenge the action taken by the police to prevent a dance programme performed on the street as part of the celebration of IDAHO in May 2011.
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.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak reiterates that "deviant aspects such as liberalism, pluralism and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT)" would not have a place in the country.
Olympic diving icon Greg Louganis, who is openly gay, HIV positive and regarded to be one of the world's best divers will serve as a mentor for American divers for the first time since retiring from diving after the 1988 Olympics.