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Fridae's most successful men huntress, Alvin Tan, reviews the reality TV show Manhunt which hit Singapore's shores on 22 June and argues why gay men make better male models.

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

Is Thailand truly a gay paradise? Brian Curtin addresses the issue of Bangkok as a supposed paradise for gay men by examining the visual imagery of Internet and print advertisements. His paper will be presented at the upcoming Conference of Asian Queer Studies in Bangkok.

It's marching season again, and reports are coming in from all over the world - but not Singapore or Jakarta or Kuala Lumpur. Retired Canadian law professor Douglas Sanders has marched in a dozen countries, and shares his thoughts.

In Taiwan, gay rights activists hail a High Court ruling which overturned a previous court decision which fined a feminist radio guilty of violating programming content decency regulations while in Toronto, Canada, a 18th century city magistrate banished for examining suspects' genitals is honoured with a statue.

World's largest gathering of scholars, human rights activists and others involved in researching and documenting Asian gay, lesbian, and transgender cultures to meet in Bangkok, 7-9 July 2005.

Singapore's reputation as a gay-friendly metropolis has taken a hit after police banned an alternative festival coincid...

Thailand's popular gay resort Phuket is the new home for the Nation, a three day festival scheduled for November.

Got a legal question about home ownership as same-sex couple or gay single? Fridae's new legal column is aimed at addressing legal concerns of gay men and lesbians in Singapore.

Singapore has banned one of Asia's largest annual gay-themed outdoor parties because it is "contrary to public interes...