From celebrities coming out to anti-gay vitriol by top politicians being slammed to a gay couple announcing their marriage on Fridae, here are this year's top stories on Fridae.
There aren't many openly LGBT parents in Singapore, but there are some who're willing to share their stories. Meet K, a bisexual mum, and P, a gay dad.
Following the closing of the second Pink Season and the 23rd Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival which started in 1989 when gay sex was still a criminal offence, Fridae's Hong Kong Correspondent Nigel Collett looks back at the territory's LGBT history and how far LGBTs have become mainstream including the election of its first gay legislator this year.
A date has been set to hear a challenge filed by a gay couple who are seeking to have section 377A, which outlaws sexual relations between men, declared unconstitutional.
A well-known transgender make-up artist in Malaysia was found dead in her home last week with the media speculating that she "may have been a victim of a sexual fantasy gone wrong". Transgender rights advocate Yuki Vivienne Choe examines the media’s reportage in light of the recent commemoration of the 14th International Transgender Day of Remembrance.
Meet Dean Francis and Stephen Davis who are trying to crowd-fund Drown, their hard-hitting micro-budget drama that tells the story of a heroic but homophobic Australian lifesaver to raise awareness about bullying and how young people are affected by "societal values".
Editors Audrey Yue and Jun Zubillaga-Pow have curated a solid collection of essays looking at LGBT Singapore from multiple perspectives, examining in particular the coexistence in the nation of institutionalised repression and tolerance of the gay community.
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