Fridae tracks down Yang Yang, the organiser of the second Beijing International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, to be held this weekend and finds out the difficulties of organising a gay festival in the Chinese capital in an exclusive interview.
Gay groups in the US are disappointed with the newly elected Pope as they see him as the church's most outspoken foe of equal rights. In Hong Kong, police raided a gay party last Saturday as Beijing gears up for its second gay and lesbian film festival this weekend.
Many gay Catholics worldwide are reflecting with mixed emotions on the life and legacy of Pope John Paul II who had staunchly opposed gay rights and same-sex marriage.
Watch What Happens when Fridae's resident jazz jezebel, Ms Mariah Scary talks to Dutch diva Laura Fygi about her success, her songs and her sex appeal.
Well-known Hong Kong party organiser of Decadence/ Hxproduction fame, Rocky Foo aka DJ Rock G will make his debut in Bangkok at Fridae's Slurp postparty on Apr 16.
Last week, the India Supreme Court issued notice to the government questioning the validity of laws which criminalises gay sex acts; in the US, Kansas has become the 18th US state to approve anti-gay marriage amendment while an Aussie tourist was jailed over gay sex in Fiji.
Fridae interviews Singapore born, LA-based playwright of Porcelain. The controversial play, which was bestowed the prestigious London Fringe Award for Best Play in 1992, will be staged by Toy Factory in Singapore on April 7-10 and 12-17.
The US-based Human Rights Watch has accused the Ugandan government of falling under the influence of US Christian conservatives and placing millions of young Ugandans at risk of contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
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