Singapore's Happy club will close its doors for good after a final New Year's Eve countdown bash this weekend. Fridae has a heart-to-heart with co-owner Alan Seah who shares his thoughts about the gay clubbing scene and why "running away to Taiwan, Hong Kong and KL to be who we are for a weekend isn't the answer."
So says director Zabou Breitman, whose tender and lovely film The Man of My Life is about a straight man falling in love with a gay one. She talks to Fridae about masculinity, homophobia and why tops tend to think they're the center of the world.
Here's a gay play with a difference: the audience gets to choose the ending. After seven months in a committed relationship, Jason cheats on his boyfriend Daniel, having unprotected sex with a stranger. Can the relationship survive the consequences? You decide. Presented by The Necessary Stage (Singapore) in conjunction with Action For AIDS.
Partygoers at the Muscle Beach Pool Party - third in the Nation.VI party line-up and co-hosted by Ageha Japan - saw not just muscle boys, but also a torrential downpour: thunder, lightning and heavy rain.
Attendees at Nation.VI's opening party Military Ball - featuring Argentina-born LA-based DJ De León - partied till dawn at the Hilton Phuket on Oct 20.
In the concluding chapter to Nation Retrospective, Fridae's party princess, Alvin Tan, revisits Nation 2004 and 2005, and gives party goers a preview of Nation 2006!