Fridae

Hong Kong went to the polls on Sept 7 to elect its fourth Legislative Council since the handover. Fridae's Hong Kong correspondent Nigel Collett finds that the political climate may warm - if only slightly - for the LGBT community and highlights the issues that are being watched by LGBT groups in Hong Kong.

Choi Hyun-sook hopes to become South Korea's first openly gay legislator. Although her historic candidacy is another sign of Korea's changing attitudes about homosexuality, the social climate for the country's lesbians still presents many challenges. Matt Kelley reports from Seoul.

Senator Penny Wong has been appointed Australia's first climate change and water minister - making her both the country's first openly gay and Asian-born cabinet minister.