Meet some of the gay activists and community leaders from across Asia including Nepal, Mongolia, China and India, who were in Chiangmai last weekend for the third ILGA-Asia conference, at the pride parade. Photos and text by Sylvia Tan.
The organiser has announced the cancellation of Sanctuary Cruise, set to be Asia's first all-gay cruise event. Refund procedures will be available soon.
Alongside 14 panel presentations and workshops held Jan 24 to 27 in Chiangmai, 26 Asia-based member organisations of the International Lesbian and Gay Association elects its first regional board. Fridae editor Sylvia Tan reports from Chiangmai.
Fridae talks to Sydney photographer/writer/performer William Yang, currently featured in the gay Asian photography exhibition Men Like Me at Melbourne's Midsummer Festival.
The best-loved gay and lesbian films of recent years are coming back to Singapore screens this weekend! Cinema chain Golden Village is organising the first ever film festival that celebrates the best in LGBT cinema.
The Love and Pride Film Festival is the first festival here dedicated to feature films of LGBT interests. But publicity by its organiser Golden Village is discreet and minimal.
Using Men Like Me - an ongoing exhibition in Melbourne showing the work of 8 Asian photographers - as a springboard, Martin Lum contrasts the Australian and Asian expressions of masculinity, and Australia's opportunity to see a different perspective of Asian men.
LGBT competitors throughout the Asia Pacific have less than two weeks to limber up for the region's first outgames. Participants will converge on Melbourne between Jan 30 and Feb 3 where sport and advocacy will be equally on the agenda.
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