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Fridae speaks to Singaporean lesbian artist Genevieve Chua, whose first solo exhibition, As Brutal As - which explores themes of psychological horror and sexuality - opens this Friday.

Out lesbian and former Osaka Prefectural Assembly member Kanako Otsuji, is set to have a wedding ceremony with her partner at a Nagoya park on June 3.

The US government has reaffirmed its policy that bans anyone who ever had sex with another man from donating blood for life despite recommendations by the American Red Cross and two other blood donation centres to lift the ban.

If you are a lesbian, heterosexual man or woman in Melbourne, the management of a gay bar can now legally refuse you entry after a tribunal ruled that the bar has the right to protect their gay male patrons from being harassed and/or "gawked at" as if they were exhibits in a zoo.

When does touching another (gay) man constitute molest? Columnist Jonathan Zhang relates an incident that had occurred at his workplace where he was touched inappropriately and wonders what could, or should he have done about it.

Three goddesses come to life as Mark Chan returns to the Singapore Arts Festival after a two-year hiatus next month with the multi-disciplinary Dreaming of Kuanyin, Meeting Madonna. Fridae talks to the Singaporean composer and gay celebrity about the ideas and influences behind his magical communion of music, dance and video.

The decision to allow openly gay soldiers to serve in the British military has not provoked the massive discord or animosity that opponents predicted would occur.

Not only is the 33-year-old Osaka's youngest ever MP; come July, she will also be the country's first openly gay politician to run for for a seat in the House of Councillors, the upper house of the Diet of Japan.

How is the IDAHO Hong Kong march different from gay pride if the territory were to have one? Connie Chan, a lesbian activist and co-organiser of the third annual International Day Against Homophobia in Hong Kong shares her views. Fridae's Elaine Chan reports from Hong Kong.

Hong Kong's gay and lesbian community turned out in full force to mark the third annual International Day Against Homophobia.