When Shinen Wong was called 'exotic' by a white boy he fell in love with in college, he obsessed for months about being compared to rugs, vases and strip dancers...
A recent spate of celebrity suicides has South Korea considering greater Internet regulation for one of the world's most wired countries. But is it also an opportunity for the nation's sexual minorities? Matt Kelley and Mike Lee report from Seoul.
Befriended by former classmates on Facebook, Shinen Wong recalls being called "faggot" and other homophobic abuse while attending two prominent boys' school in Singapore.
For the first time in almost 10 years, the controversial subject of gay sexuality education in Singapore schools was discussed in a talk show on Tuesday night. Columnist and veteran gay activist Alex Au compares the past and present, and sees a "positive difference".
Hong Kong went to the polls on Sept 7 to elect its fourth Legislative Council since the handover. Fridae's Hong Kong correspondent Nigel Collett finds that the political climate may warm - if only slightly - for the LGBT community and highlights the issues that are being watched by LGBT groups in Hong Kong.
Gay and human rights groups in Indonesia have hit out at the media for linking homosexuality with violent anti-social behaviour ever since the case of 'gay' serial murderer Verry Idam Henyansyah hogged the headlines for over a month. King Oey of gay advocacy group Arus Pelangi reports from the ground.
Unlike last year, Singapore's LGBT pride season Indignation which ended last week was not hit by any bans. Fridae columnist and event co-organiser Alex Au recaps the events organised by various community groups and individuals over a 3-week period.
Once again, the word 'sodomy' reverberates through Malaysian politics. Once again, the accusation is widely believed to be a device for cutting opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim down to size.
A censorship manager with Singapore's largest free-to-air channel warns that "(e)ven a cooking show can be dangerous" as just one remark can "normalise (the) gay lifestyle." Meanwhile, Singapore's newly appointed Attorney-General warns of human rights "fanatics."
While City Without Baseball actor Leung Yu Chung's anti-gay remarks has come under intense fire, some members of the community including lesbian filmmaker and academic, YAU Ching, argues that the suppression of anti-gay speech may in fact be a factor in the occurrence of hate crimes.
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