Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak reiterates that "deviant aspects such as liberalism, pluralism and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT)" would not have a place in the country.
Olympic diving icon Greg Louganis, who is openly gay, HIV positive and regarded to be one of the world's best divers will serve as a mentor for American divers for the first time since retiring from diving after the 1988 Olympics.
The Tony award-winning musical 'La Cage aux Folles' is finally coming to Singapore, with performances from 20 July to 4 August 2012, W!ld Rice presents this classic tale of love and 'gay family values', set in a glitzy drag cabaret.
Fridae's Melbourne-based writer Shinen Wong meets Nic and Tim, a couple who recently got married in Australia despite the lack of legal recognition and want to share their story to "put an Asian face to an issue that has been couched as a very ‘Western notion.'"
Three years has passed since Delhi High Court’s 2009 ruling that legalised sexual relations between men, that decision is currently being challenged in the Supreme Court. A roundtable discussion was organised by UNDP India to discuss the issues surrounding the judgment. Fridae’s Asha Vakolawali has more.
Over 350 LGBT business executives (including Fridae Chairman Paul Thompson) and allies from more than 26 countries, representing more than 80 organizations and government agencies, gathered in London to share their best practices and ideas for creating workplaces where LGBT people are safe, accepted, and valued.
The Internet was abuzz over the weekend with reports that Google has launched a worldwide push to legalise same-sex marriage but it has since clarified that it is not the case, a Google spokesperson told Fridae on Monday.
Ismaili Queers: Advocates for Pluralism, a community group of LGBT-identified Shia Ismaili Muslims, proudly marched as a solo contingent for the first time at the Toronto pride parade on Jul 1.
Human rights activists are demanding an investigation into the case involving athlete Pinki Pramanik, who was arrested on charges of rape and facing claims she is a man, then held in a male prison ward and filmed in a video while undergoing a gender determination test that later went viral.
Long known to be in the "glass closet" – a phrase used for a person who is known to be gay but is not out publicly, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper has confirmed this week that he is gay.
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