Fridae

Other than for its wonderful music, dance routines, sequined costumes and outrageous wigs, what else is there for a gay man in a musical about three African American women's rise to fame in showbiz? Columnist Glenn Chua finds that he has more in common than he had expected.

Heterosexual couples in the US state of North Dakota could face jail if they are found to be living together "openly and notoriously" as if they were married.

Fridae's resident music critic, Ms Mariah Scary, reviews Dannii Minogue's new album Neon Nights and is blown away by her collection of dance floor savvy tunes (dirty lyrics notwithstanding).

W!ld Rice has added three extra performances for Eleanor Wong's Double Bill on 13, 19 and 20 April.

In a candid interview with Fridae, playwright Eleanor Wong shares her thoughts on her new play - Jointly & Severably, same-sex relationships and gay rights issues in Singapore.

Gay-rights leaders in Italy have denounced a new glossary of sexual terms published by the Vatican that describes homosexuality as a condition "without any social value;" gay group asks for Vatican to be stripped of its privileged status at the UN.

Gay Hong Kong superstar Leslie Cheung, who starred in the critically acclaimed gay film Farewell My Concubine, jumped to his death from a luxury hotel in Hong Kong on Tuesday evening.

Three men believed to be connected to the gang responsible for the deaths of three openly gay men in Sydney appeared in court yesterday for the opening of an inquest into the suspected murder of a television news presenter and 2 other men in the 1980s.

Fridae's Alvin Tan dons his kneepads and puts on his volleyball jersey to watch Iron Ladies II only to end up deeply offended by the movie's demeaning portrayal of homosexual stereotypes.

Fridae's music critic, Ms Mariah Scary, listens to fellow diva Celine Dion's new album One Heart and ends up feeling confused and oh-so-bothered.