Oogachaga, a Singapore-based counselling and personal development organisation for LGBTQ individuals, has launched a 36-page guide for mature gay men which can be downloaded for free now.
The Young Buddhist Association of Malaysia (YBAM) and Buddhist Research Society of Malaysia (BRSM) will hold a seminar titled "Homosexuality: The Controversy in the Midst of Morality and Social Value" on Aug 19 in Kuala Lumpur.
"Gay people cannot just blame straight people for not understanding us," says Rev Oyoung Wen Feng, an openly gay Malaysian-born, New York-based author and pastor, who will be speaking in Singapore, Taipei and Malaysia this month.
The only openly lesbian member of the Australian cabinet has announced that her partner is expecting the couple's first child; news of the pregnancy is expected to respark another round of debate about same-sex marriage.
Club Angel, said to be the largest gay club in Shanghai which opened its doors in June, announced that it will be closed temporarily until further notice due to licensing issues and complaints alleging that pornographic activities were taking place in the club.
Rev. Steve Parelli and Jose Ortiz, a gay married couple, will be in Singapore on 14 August to share their personal journey of reconciling their Christian faith and sexual orientation, and discuss the false claims of the ex-gay movement.
Emerging Singaporean director Lincoln Chia is receiving double exposure: his films 牡丹 (Mu Dan) and Echo are showing at the ongoing Indignation Film Festival (Aug 10 & 12) in Singapore while his latest short-film 姐妹 (Sisters), which is partially funded by Fridae, will premiere at the InDPanda International Short Film Festival in Hong Kong this weekend.
The Man Singapore Theatre Festival is being held once again from 3 to 21 August, helmed by the notoriously queer-friendly company W!ld Rice. We look at the lineup and interview young playwright Joel Tan, author of the gay-themed play Family Outing.
In a written statement, the Ministry of Women, Family & Community Development clarified that it in fact provides counselling and guidance to transgender people without the “intention of ‘correcting’ behaviour etc in line with socially accepted norms.”
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