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The Australian city of Sydney celebrated its 25th Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras last weekend with much fanfare after almost going under last year.

Fridae's resident movie buff and self-declared fashion maven, Alvin Tan, reviews Daredevil and argues why Ben Affleck is ill-suited in his role as a blind superhero clad in a red leather suit.

Ikram Khasim reviews 200 km/h in the wrong lane by T.A.T.U., the infamous pseudo-lesbian chart-topping duo.

Egyptian police have arrested 13 more men in Cairo for having consensual gay sex in an apartment last week.

A Cairo appeals court has last week upheld the conviction of a gay man who was arrested after using the Internet to arrange a meeting with another man who turned out to be an undercover policeman.

Fridae reviews Frida, a movie based on the true-life story of Frida Kahlo - the defiant bisexual Mexican artist dearly loved by lesbians and strong spirits everywhere.

Fridae will launch a new Chinese language personals site, which will be Asia's first personals online service, customised for and dedicated to the needs of the native Chinese gay and lesbian communities, particularly in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

How long should you wait to have sex when dating someone you think might have potential? On the first date? Third? Sixth? Have your answers answered by Clinical psychologist, Will Swift, Ph.D.

Gay men who engage in receptive anal sex recommended to undergo regular anal Pap smears to screen for cell changes that could lead to anal cancer.

Gay Singaporean composer Mark Chan will conduct music accompaniment for Little Toys, a classic Chinese silent film with a vibrant and modern score at its world premiere at the 2003 Hong Kong Arts Festival on Feb. 28.