Fridae

Fridae is back with a party in Singapore after a one and a half year hiatus. To be held at the newly opened 40,000 sq ft Ministry of Sound, Feelin' Good will feature hot favourite Kate Monroe who burnt up the dance floor at Nation in Phuket last year.

Welcome to Fridae's monthly advice column where Alvin dispenses his own unique brand of advice for those who need it oh-so-badly.

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Seven US paratroopers have been charged with "knowingly engaging in sex for money on a public Web site." Meanwhile, gay men and lesbians in Hanoi now have an official gay association while teenage conscripts in Israel can now choose to volunteer for a gay group instead of mandatory military service.

Anti-gay Christian groups have repeatedly misinterpreted Robert Spitzer's study to assert that homosexuals can "turn straight" and a writer to a Singapore newspaper accused the American Psychiatric Association of buckling due to "pressure tactics" when it declassified homosexuality as a mental disorder in 1973, Fridae columnist Alex Au sets the record straight.

Fridae scores an exclusive interview with London-based Singaporean actor Steven Lim about his "egoistic Muscle Mary" role in Cut Sleeve Boys, sex appeal and advice for those who find themselves no longer on the A-list of gay clubs and parties.

A new study by Dutch researchers has unsurprisingly found that a gay man's self esteem is directly linked to the size of his penis while another study has added a twist to the gay gene debate. Meanwhile in Kuala Lumpur, Police has conducted second round of raids on 'gay' spas last week.

Gay British pop star Will Young, best known to be the winner of the inaugural Pop Idol contest in 2002 and currently being seen in Mrs Henderson Presents, tells Fridae in an exclusive interview about his debut movie role and having to go full frontal.

Cut Sleeve Boys, a new romantic comedy which focuses on the British-Chinese gay experience, will be shown at the Bangkok International Film Festival on Feb 19 and 23. Fridae gets an exclusive with producer Chowee Leow!

A new UK study has revealed that homosexual couples in same-sex partnerships could gain health in additional to legal advantages. In Bangkok, go-go boys are now fully clothed in bars while Police in KL have raided three gay saunas.