Fridae

For many gays and lesbians, public displays of affection is much more than a spontaneous gesture straight couples typically take for granted. While some might think that PDA among same-sex couples might endanger the gay cause by subjecting the public to "gay behaviour," Alex Au argues that it might actually "create a dewdrop of good" in today's climate of militant homophobia.

Wet weather was no deterrent yesterday as hundreds of people gathered at a busy shopping street in central Hong Kong for the 2nd annual march against homophobia. Sylvia Tan reports from Hong Kong.

On International Day Against Homophobia, the Human Rights Watch named to a "hall of shame" five public officials who have actively promoted prejudice against LGBT people in their countries.

The 2nd IDAHO Hong Kong parade is scheduled to take place in Causeway Bay on May 21. Sylvia Tan speaks to gay activist Ken Cheung about IDAHO and homophobia in the city.

An estimated 150 people attended the first ever Spring Fling at Disneyland Hong Kong last Saturday and 600 at Floatilla, the territory's largest party on water. In China, the Chi Heng Foundation together with volunteers in Guangzhou and Shanghai have launched the country's first national gay hotline.

Beijing-based Dinah Gardner chronicles her adventures in trying to acquire a sex toy or two in Beijing and on the Net, and examines the myths of lesbian strap-on sex in the second installment of her Read my lips column.

One's a campy, in-your-face Filipino-Californian drama queen. The other's a Hong Kong-Australian ex-computer engineer stud next door. What could they have in common? They're the funnymen of "Camp Comedy", the side-splitting comedy show coming soon to Zouk, Singapore.

Oogachaga Women, a support group for lesbian and bisexual women in Singapore, is launching a second run of its support programme from June to October. Application is open from now till May 20.

Fridae's Muscle Maiden, Alvin Tan, recounts his experience at a recent national bodybuilding competition and offers some tongue-in-cheek reasons as to why most gay men will not date bodybuilders.

A new study has found that lesbians' brains reacted somewhat, though not completely, like those of straight men to specific odours. In HK this weekend, some 600 gay men and lesbians are expected to party on boats off Lamma Island in the first event of its kind. Spring Fling is set for Saturday, where hundreds of "red-shirted" gay men and lesbians are expected to gather at Disneyland.