France's lower house of parliament on Tuesday approved a sweeping bill to legalise same-sex marriage and give the same rights to all married couples to adopt children.
The Rights and Liberties Protection Department and the House committee on Legal Affairs, Justice, and Human Rights have held the first of a series of public hearings to consider civil unions that would allow same-sex couples equal marriage rights.
Iron Chef, lesbian and mother of four Cat Cora was in Singapore this week for the opening of her first and only restaurant outside of the United States. She talks to Fridae about family life, coming out in the 80s and how she deals with being openly gay in countries that may be less accepting.
A bill to legalise same-sex marriage in Britain cleared a major hurdle Tuesday, which may see the UK joining a growing list of countries around the globe
'Tomboy' students at Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University (SSRU) in Bangkok are demanding the right to attend school wearing pants as part of their uniforms after their professors banned them from doing so, reported the Bangkok Post.
LGBT Capital and Financial Partners have announced the launch of LGBT Wealth, the first wealth management operation focused on the LGBT community in Asia.
As part of the “Amazing Thailand, Amazing Romance” campaign, Thailand is extending an invitation to same-sex couples alongside opposite-sex ones to use the “premium (immigration) lane” when entering Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok in February.
French MPs on Saturday approved the main clause in a bill to legalise same-sex marriage, despite huge protests earlier in the month that saw hundreds of thousands of people in Paris oppose the measure.
Fridae's Hong Kong Correspondent Nigel Collett interviews Arthur Tam, columnist for Time Out Hong Kong and presenter of the new RTHK Radio 3 English-language LGBT show, From Top to Bottom.
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