Fridae

Ever since the deadly SARS virus invaded our fair shore, it has permeated nearly every aspect of our lives. Armed with his sequined facemask, Joshua Yap takes a light-hearted look at how the virus has affected the Singaporean gay community.

A weeklong course in make-up for budding drag queens will be offered at Melbourne's Swinburne University in June.

The Australian state of New South Wales appears set to end discrimination in the age of consent between heterosexuals and homosexuals.

Fridae's Alvin Tan catches one too many lesbian movies at the recent Singapore International Film Festival and starts to wonder about the fate of lesbian cinema in general.

Fridae's undisputed comic fanboy and long-time X-Fan, Alvin Tan, reviews the new X-Men movie, X2: X-Men United, and raves about why being a mutant can be the coolest thing on earth!

Jan Chan reviews Willard, an offbeat horror movie about an introverted loner who discovers an innate ability to control rats who live in his basement and eventually uses them as a tool of vengeance.

Aya Kamikawa, a transgendered woman, won a seat in Tokyo's Setagaya ward assembly on Sunday - making her the first transsexual official in Japan.

A landmark UN resolution on human rights and sexual orientation has been deferred a landmark until next year after its annual session ended last Friday in Geneva.

Have you ever been a victim of online gay bashing? As the Net becomes the new hunting ground for gay bashers, Glenn Chua offers some tips on defending yourself in the virtual world.

Malaysia and other disapproving Muslim countries on Thursday attempted to derail a historic vote on a resolution condemning discrimination against gay men and lesbians worldwide.