A Shanghai Pride festival spokesperson speaks to Fridae about the forced the cancellation of a play about a gay hate crime and two movie screenings - although one has found a new venue and will go on tonight.
Justin Ellis tracks down the organisers of the first gay pride march held in Manila in June 1994, and asks if marches are effective in creating awareness and pushing for LGBT civil rights.
Although it will not feature a parade, organisers have planned a smorgasbord of social events from film screenings to drag performances to sports competitions before culminating in Pride Day - an all-day, all-night event on Saturday, Jun 13, with an all-day BBQ, fashion show, games and a 'hot bod' contest.
Shinen Wong ponders the meaning of gay Pride parades as Sydney, where he currently lives, is in the midst of the its 31st annual Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras festival season.
Although the Dykes on Bikes had to leave their machines at home and the event had to do without a double-decker bus organisers intended to rent, some 1,200 people turned out for Hong Kong's first official gay-pride parade on Saturday.
For the first time in its 14-year history, the generally festive atmosphere that emanates from the annual Manila Pride March was tarnished with placards and calls for "repentance" from church-based anti-gay protesters.
Thailand's first "Human Rights Day for Sexual Diversity" was launched on Nov 29 to mark the anniversary of the drafting of the Yogyakarta Principles in Nov 2006.
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