Sections of the Crimes Ordinance, one of which recommends a life sentence for buggery by or on men under the age of 21, have been declared unconstitutional and thus unenforceable. Solicitor Michael Vidler explains why his 21-year-old client William "Billy" Leung, who initiated the judicial review, was an ideal archetype for such a case although he seemed an unlikely choice. A Fridae exclusive by Ho Lai-kit.
In an open letter published in Indian newspapers on Saturday, leading Indian writers, artists, lawyers and academics led by novelist Vikram Seth described Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code as "an archaic and brutal law that serves no purpose" and urged the government to overturn the British colonial era law that criminalises homosexuality.
The government of Hong Kong is seeking to overturn a landmark ruling that a higher age of consent for gays than for heterosexuals and lesbians - for whom consent is granted at 16 - is discriminatory and unconstitutional. Join William Leung, who initiated the judicial review in 2004, and send a message to the government that: "It should not matter if you are gay or straight, or whatever. The law should be the same for all."
Brad Pitt says he will marry Angelina Jolie when same-sex couples in the US can legally tie the knot. In Uganda, 58 alleged lesbians and gays have been outed by a local paper since August following last Friday's outing of 13 supposed lesbians. In India, the director of Quest, a new Bollywood film with a central gay plot, hopes for society to rethink its prejudice.
Taipei's Department of Civil Affairs and the Gender/Sexuality Rights Association in Taiwan will hold the seventh "LGBT Civil Rights Movement - Queer-friendly Taipei" festival this month. Hong Kong's AIDS Concern's response to the latest HIV/AIDS statistics in the territory.
Fridae is proud to announce a double-bill charity premiere of Imagine Me & You and My Summer of Love in benefit of the Association of Women for Action and Research and Cat Welfare Society on Sep 12 and Oct 16 in Singapore.
The picture of a widely reported same-sex wedding in Kathmandu, Nepal last Saturday showed one partner dressed as a woman, the other as a man. Was this really a same-sex marriage? Douglas Sanders has more.
Two men married each other in Nepal's first public same-sex wedding last week. In a position some say is a U-turn from his previous teaching, the spiritual leader of world Anglicanism has said that gays need to change their behaviour if they are to be welcomed into the church.
How can LGBTs who feel disenfranchised and oppressed by the system begin to feel less alienated and more inclusive? Tan Chong Kee writes about how sexual minorities can escape the karma of being repeatedly marginalised.
Well known and regarded former newspaper columnist in Malaysia, Oyoung Wenfeng, has come out in his latest book - an autobiography written in Chinese - which was launched in Kuala Lumpur on Monday and in Singapore on Thursday, Aug 24.
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