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Newsletter Issue 405
Dec 3, 2008
Fridae Newsletter
Artwork by Neil Manalo  

Celebrate pride in Manila (Dec 6) and Hong Kong (Dec 13)
Manila will celebrate its 10th gay pride anniversary on Dec 6 with a march starting at Remedios Circle, Malate Manila. The march will proceed via Remedios Street, MH Del Pilar, Pedro Gil and culminate in a street party along Maria Orosa Street by the Orosa-Nakpil Courtyard. More details here. Hong Kong will have its first gay pride march on Dec 13. The rally and parade will begin at Causeway Bay, East Point Road at 2pm. For more details, visit hkpride.net.

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Singapore

Hand Bag Wednesday @ AQUA

Nov 01 - Dec 31
Singapore

“Remix” by Emmanuel Monzon

Nov 28 - Dec 04
Hong Kong

Fall by Erwin Olaf

Nov 28 - Dec 28
Singapore

TV by Neil Manalo

Dec 04 - Dec 14
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News / Features [+]

LGBTs protest Singapore bank's charity drive for anti-gay Focus on the Family
News of Singapore's largest bank's S$15,000 Christmas present to the anti-gay Focus on the Family group has spurred gay and lesbian credit card holders to act.

Hugo Chang: Attitude speaks
If you hang around California Fitness in Zhongxiao East Road in Taipei, you may bump into Hugo Chang – a beefy, sunny big boy with poster boy looks. He may be HIV+ but he doesn't let the illness get him down.

Malaysia's PT Foundation turns 21
Programme Director Raymond Tai takes time out from organising its annual RED Carnival to speak to Fridae about reaching young MSMs who "suffer from the ‘not me’ syndrome" and the challenges they face with the rise of political Islam.

Thailand holds first sexual diversity day
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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Mini Gone Wild: Mini Cooper S JCW
This week, we take the latest, most souped-up and expensive official factory approved Mini - out for a spin.

Yamaha YSP-3000 home theater system
Now that almost every audio company is selling a "surround bar"--that is, a single, long speaker that attempts to mimic the enveloping sound of a real 5.1 system--it's easy to forget just how new the technology is.

Free Download: Melnyk 'We Run'
Synth-pop fans rejoice!

Raon Digital Everun Note (AMD Turion X2 processor 1.2GHz, 1GB RAM)
The previous UMPC from Raon Digital pushed the boundaries of battery life. The latest iteration, however, went in a different frontier-busting direction
Nikon Coolpix S710
Point-and-shoots these days seem to be following two key trends: Higher resolution and wide-angle optics.
Arjan Interviews Honey Ryder
Lindsay O'Mahoney and Martyn Shone of emerging British pop duo Honey Ryder recently released their much-anticipated debut album "Rising Up." It is a compelling piece of melodic pop and rock that they produced in collaboration with the guys from Goldust, Brad Gilderman, (Madonna, Outkast) and Bob Kraushaar (Pet Shop Boys, Robbie Williams).

Free Download: Charli XCX 'Art Bitch'
Check out a free download of "Art Bitch," the new single of British newcomer Charli XCX.

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