With a recent wave of gay Asian tourists flocking to Taipei for holiday, the city is being dubbed the San Francisco of Asia, and the government might do well to take notice.
The Lawyer Is In is a new monthly legal column by George Hwang who will answer questions from readers on subjects related to civil rights, workplace issues, discrimination, immigration, sexuality, privacy, estate planning and assets management; personal rather than business issues. In short, daring to be who you are and living your chosen life proudly, in Singapore.
Robyn Garner, Executive Director of the Mongolian LGBT Centre, tells Fridae more about the new documentary which highlights the under-reported threats and hate crimes taking place against the LGBT community.
Last weekend, London's gay pride parade celebrated 40 years since the formation of the Gay Liberation Front in Britain. Longtime gay and human rights activist Peter Tatchell asks in a commentary: After 40 years of gains on homophobic law repeal, is there any more need for a separate identity?
Fridae's shameless man-huntress, Alvin Tan, interviews his favourite Manhunt 2010 contestants and asks the questions that Fridae readers have always wanted, but are too ashamed, to ask!
In what's believed to be the first case of its kind, a gay man in China has filed a lawsuit against a Beijing Red Cross donor centre after it refused to accept his blood deposit because of his sexual orientation.
APCOM, a multi-sector coalition of regional MSM and transgender community representatives, and governmental and non-governmental partners, elects first governing board and sets long-term agenda to tackle HIV among MSM and transgender people in Asia Pacific.
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