Thailand will celebrate its first National Human Rights Day for Sexual Diversity on Nov 29, Manila its 10th gay pride anniversary on Dec 6 and Hong Kong its first gay pride march Dec 13.
Nepal has become the first country in the world to officially recognise a "third gender" following the Supreme Court's landmark ruling last year; and same-sex marriage may be in the pipeline. Fridae speaks to Sunil Pant, Nepal's first openly gay Member of Parliament, for the latest developments.
Are black people homophobic? Are gays and lesbians racist? Shinen Wong weighs in on the debate as African American voters are blamed for the passage of Prop 8 which has effectively banned same-sex marriage in California.
Buds Theatre Company brings us a funny, uplifting play about a gay man and a lesbian woman, to be performed stand-up comedy style at Play Bar and Club, Singapore, this weekend, 20-23 November 2008.
The International Lesbian and Gay Association (now known as International Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans and Intersex Association) - more international than ever - held its 30th anniversary conference in elegant Vienna. But the conference had problems. Doug Sanders reports.
Keep the message short and simple. Keep it one that millions of gay and bisexual people can embrace, through their own personal experience, so that they can confidently go out to change minds.
Just this month, award-winning lesbian cartoonist Alison Bechdel has published The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For, a bumper collection of 25 years of her work. Fridae chats with her about her life, her views, and her recent bout with censorship.
Gay men and lesbians in India and around the world are eagerly awaiting the court's verdict after the recent conclusion of a 12-day hearing which began on May 19.
Do the sentences ranging from 18 months in a reformative training centre to 4 years' jail and eight strokes of the cane - and charges of causing grievous hurt - commensurate with the severity of the offence?
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