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Over 5000 attend gay pride march in Mumbai at the weekend, the first since India’s Supreme Court recriminalized gay sex.

The first LGBT magazine in Bangladesh, named Roopbaan after a Bengali folk character who symbolizes the power of love, has been launched by volunteers.

The Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline Association (TTHA) and other LGBT NGOs have called upon the Ministry of Education to rethink the members of the Committee for Gender Equality, as it contains members who have spoken out against homosexuality.

Decision by the Malaysian Government to ban National Coalition of Malaysian NGOs is also denounced by international human rights organisations.

Most of the conference's participants left their hotel the same night after dozens of protesters from hardline Islamic groups staked out the hotel and conference venue for hours on Friday. Sylvia Tan reports from Surabaya.  

The inaugural Asia Pacific Outgames will coincide with Melbourne's annual Midsumma Festival in January and February next year.

Look out for a Fridae Version 5 (V5) beta launch party happening near you in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Shanghai, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and even San Francisco this March and April.

Fridae catches up with Sahran Abeysundara and Howard Bicknell of the reality TV show The Amazing Race Asia and finds out how being in the race has changed their lives and what advice they have for couples who are planning to sign up for the next race.