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Hong Kong has reported the largest increase in the number of HIV cases in the third quarter of this year, with a large increase in the number of cases among men who have sex with men. In Manila, 29-year-old man sued his employer for firing him after he participated in a "symbolic wedding" with his partner of five years.

Fridae's Thai columnist, Vitaya Saeng-Aroon, shares his recent experience about asking his staunchly Buddhist mother to come out in a local paper as the mother of a gay son, and introducing her to a woman whose son came out to her after hiding it for 30 years.

Following a much-publicised wedding of a man and his transsexual spouse in Kuching, the Malaysian government has declared the marriage invalid. Columnist Alex Au muses on the responses of religious leaders versus Asian cultures which recognise "the third gender."

Fresh from its success with Nation.V in Phuket, Thailand, Fridae has announced Ministry of Sound, Taipei to be the host of SnowBall'5 on December 23. The party will feature one of LA's hottest DJs, Kimberly S, who is in constant demand to spin at the hottest dance events in the US and some of Hollywood's elite movie premiere parties.

Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Phuket, which suffered a 70 percent drop in international tourism in the six months after the Ind...

Are we a race without history, as gay and lesbian lives are all too often ignored? Singapore gay and social commentator Alex Au warns against historical amnesia and urges all to document our times and our lives.

There is probably more talk about gender non-conformity in Asia than in the West. But paradoxically some US court decisions lead the way on fighting gender discrimination under the label of sex discrimination.

Some 1,500 people – mostly gay men from Asian countries – attended “Nation V” in Phuket last Fri...

Aptly known as The People's DJ, David Knapp extended his set and kept everyone's spirits up as they danced by the pool till the sun set on the final day of festivities!

The fifth annual Nation party, which is considered the region's largest gay party, attracted some 2,000 attendees. Held at host hotel Crowne Plaza's ballrooms, the crowd was treated to DJs Kate Monroe (Australia), Manny Lehman (US) and a special greeting specially recorded by Madonna for Nation.V.