Indian gay web sites and email groups are abuzz with chatter after Thane police raided a private party and arrested six men on Saturday night. While some are concerned that the raid might be part of a larger crackdown, a prominent member of a gay group has called on the community to calm down and not retreat into their closets.
Lesbians who have been consciously or subconsciously screening out bisexuals as potential girlfriends should pay attention to the results of a new study, which debunks the commonly held myth that bisexuality is just an experimental or transitional phase.
In a widely publicised case in Australia and New Zealand, health authorities are urging those who might be exposed to HIV to be tested after a HIV-positive sex worker has been charged with offering an escort service without being registered and while knowing he had an STI.
An exuberant full house celebrated the Asia Pacific Outgames opening ceremony in Melbourne on Jan 31. As the Rainbow Conversations human rights conference concluded, participants focussed on the centre stage of the Melbourne Town Hall and the remaining days of competition. Justin Ellis reports from Melbourne.
Meet some of the gay activists and community leaders from across Asia including Nepal, Mongolia, China and India, who were in Chiangmai last weekend for the third ILGA-Asia conference, at the pride parade. Photos and text by Sylvia Tan.
The organiser has announced the cancellation of Sanctuary Cruise, set to be Asia's first all-gay cruise event. Refund procedures will be available soon.
Alongside 14 panel presentations and workshops held Jan 24 to 27 in Chiangmai, 26 Asia-based member organisations of the International Lesbian and Gay Association elects its first regional board. Fridae editor Sylvia Tan reports from Chiangmai.
LGBT competitors throughout the Asia Pacific have less than two weeks to limber up for the region's first outgames. Participants will converge on Melbourne between Jan 30 and Feb 3 where sport and advocacy will be equally on the agenda.
A new, highly drug-resistant strain of the "flesh-eating" MRSA bacteria - which is known to thrive mainly in hospitals - is now being spread among gay men in San Francisco and Boston, researchers reported on Monday.
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