In a case which has frustrated both Police and members of the gay community in Tampa, Florida, a man has finally been sentenced to 200 years jail for drugging and raping young men while his accomplice awaits trial. Meanwhile, Brokeback Mountain has received eight Oscar nods although audiences in China Malaysia will not be able to see it in the theatres.
While much has been written about Brokeback Mountain about its gay theme, Fridae columnist Alex Au advises viewers to read the short story the movie is based on, and shares some pointers on how one can appreciate the wonderfully layered movie better.
Fridae's Muscle Maiden, Alvin Tan, goes undercover for the recent Muscle War 2006 and shares his views on why bodybuilding competitions are inherently homoerotic.
Brokeback Mountain director Ang Lee said that he feels Asian audiences are more "accepting" of gay subject matters in films than American audiences. In the US, a gay media watchdog has criticised American Idol judges Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson for their questionable comments in the premiere. In Singapore, a court has spared a Thai transsexual drug dealer the cane in light of her post-op status.
Queer academics talk about "sexuality"- and now it's an acceptable word for foundations and government think tanks. It even shows up in Shanghai, these days.
Did the NVPC decide on Liberty League to conduct sex education in schools because no other group was available? Meanwhile, some have their suspicions about its founder Leslie Lung being on the telly twice this week, the second being on a panel show supposedly on the subject of intersexed children. Alex Au has more.
People Like Us, Singapore's LGBT advocacy group, has issued a statement on Jan 19 urging the government to explain its rational on funding a "disguised religious cause based on unscientific psychotherapeutic approaches" and its failure to spot its religious agenda.
The Golden Globes Awards has been dubbed the "gay globes awards" with three LGBT-themed movies collecting awards on Monday night at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.
In benefit of Action for AIDS Singapore, Shaw and Fridae presents Brokeback Mountain on Feb 8, 2005. The film won Best Picture (Drama), Best Screenplay, Best Original Song and Best Director at the Golden Globes!
A group which claims to help gays and lesbians "understand" their sexual identity has received a S$100,000 (US$61,500) grant from the Singapore government. Fridae has however uncovered that the group, an advocate of reparative therapy, is linked to an international Christian group which dedicates itself to "correcting" homosexuality.
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