Fridae

Australians in the capital cities of Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Hobart and Canberra will take to the streets on Aug 1 to demand equal marriage rights for all regardless of sex and sexual orientation.

Singapore's fifth gay pride season is back with a bumper crop of events, and the announcement of the winners of the inaugural Rascals Prize and 2nd Dignity Award.

Will you be accepting of a friend or potential partner if he or she came out as being HIV positive to you? How far have we come as a community in coping with the disease and accepting people with HIV?

In an unexpected move, Dr Thio Li-ann who has vehemently defended her right to hold anti-gay views while being a human rights instructor, has reportedly cancelled her visit to New York University (NYU) Law School to teach.

A memorial service will be held this Friday, Jul 24, to celebrate the life of Anthony Yeo, and to honour his contributions and support of the GLBTQ community. C. S. Zhou of the Free Community Church recalls his first meeting with the counsellor at a symposium to address homosexuality and the church a decade ago.

Fridae catches up with San Francisco-based DJ Tye before he heads to Singapore’s infamous Orchard Towers to play at the “Lai Liao, Ho Liao – 4 floors of ‘Hos!” party on Aug 1.

India's Supreme Court has refused to temporarily suspend a lower court's verdict legalising gay sex among consenting adults while it hears two petitions seeking to have the high court's decision overturned.

32 people were detained after testing positive for methamphetamine at a club, described by local press as being "packed with about 500 patrons, mostly men dancing in an erotic manner."

Tom Duane's hair-raising speech at 3am last Friday morning in the New York Senate chamber - in support of a bill that will cap housing costs for people living with HIV/AIDS - has made waves in the blogosphere.

Fridae reviews Wild Rice's Own Time Own Target, a double-bill of comedies about the Singapore army that includes a musical about a gay soldier.