Fridae

Acclaimed theatre company Toy Factory Theatre Ensemble is finally giving us a lesbian double bill. And though its esteemed lead actresses admit they are straight, one of them does confess to, er-hem, certain leanings.

The eagerly anticipated Nation party in Singapore is set to attract a record number of revellers at the signature event to be held at Sentosa Musical Fountain on Aug 8, the eve of the country's National Day.

Gay activists in Thailand are organising themselves to defend Bangkok's reputation as Asia's gay tourism capital.

Gays and lesbians in Hong Kong will be covered by sexual orientation discrimination legislation sooner rather than later if a survey to be conducted by early next year indicates more than 50 per cent of the public supports such a law. Tim Cribb reports.

By the looks of it, larger-than-life entertainer Selena Tan might just be our Bette Midler someday. Fridae interviews her and her six yummy male back-up dancers for The Revenge Of The Dim Sum Dollies.

Despite the Singapore Censorship Review Committee's recommendations to relax its ban on gay-themed movies and publications, it's still a no go for Taiwanese gay movie Formula 17 and Hindi lesbian film Girlfriend.

Last year's glamourama Mardi Gras returns with a new cast, script and sequel titled Top Or Bottom. Fridae chats with Paerin Choa, Jay Espano, and sitcom queens of Singapore: Irene Ang and Koh Chieng Mun.

Action for AIDS' MSM Programme is appealing to MSM in Singapore to participate in a survey to better plan appropriate intervention measures to deal with rapidly rising HIV infection rates.

President Bush fails in his attempt to amend the Constitution to ban same-sex marriage; gay rights activists "out" closeted gay Capitol Hill staffers who support anti-gay legislation.

Fridae's movie addict, Alvin Tan, gets embroiled in Mean Girls' bitching and backstabbing and declares it to be, like, one of his favourite teenage movies for 2004!