Gregg Araki's Mysterious Skin opens in Singapore this weekend. The Asian American director of Nowhere, Totally F***ed Up and Doom Generation tells Fridae about how a "totally normal, ordinary and boring" guy moves audiences young and old with more than just skin in his new film.
Crowne Plaza Karon Beach Phuket has been named the official host hotel, where all pool and after-hours parties will be held from Nov 4-6. The Hilton Phuket Arcadia has been named supporting hotel.
Don Baxter, Executive Director of the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO), provides an overview of the 7th International Conference on Aids in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) held in Kobe, Japan last week.
Safehaven, a gay affirmative ministry of the all-inclusive Free Community Church, is launching a new 18-session support programme stating on Jul 15 to help gay Christian men reconcile their sexuality and their faith.
Action for AIDS clarifies that only one volunteer got infected after becoming a volunteer and not five as the paper reported; and none of the counsellors have met patients who later become their partners.
Described by attendees and organisers as "historic," the groundbreaking international conference of Asian queer studies held in Bangkok last week attracted some 550 scholars, NGO workers and gay activists from over 20 countries. Sylvia Tan reports from Bangkok.
In an amazing contradiction, Singapore, known for its confounding stance towards anything gay is also the birthplace of one of the most unique events in Asia's lesbian scene - the Butch Hunt.
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