''Mama, Papa, I'm Gay.''
Shinen Wong recalls his coming out to his parents some seven years ago.

New HIV cases hit record high in Hong Kong
New infection cases among MSMs, however, saw a drop from 168 in 2007 to 145 in 2008 - the first drop since 2003.

Kumar comes out
Singapore's drag comedian Kumar confesses all in his new stand-up performance, Kumar: Stripped Bare and Standing Up, playing from 19 to 21 March 2009.

Live with the Indigo Girls
Fridae meets the Indigo Girls, the celebrated lesbian folk rock music duo from the US who just made their Asian performance debut in Singapore on Mar 16.

California: Allow gay marriage or no marriage at all?
It may be a case of all or nothing as the California Supreme Court considers eliminating the term "marriage" from state statutes and treat both kinds of couples - same-sex and opposite-sex - equally.

Lesbians in South Africa face rising threat of ''corrective rape''
A shocking report by ActionAid has revealed that not only lesbian women in South Africa are being raped by men who believe it will "cure" them of their sexual orientation, the crimes have gone unrecognised by the state and unpunished by the legal system.

Moscow Pride organisers seek 1.7 million euros in compensation
In an unprecedented move, organisers of Moscow Pride say they have filed an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights against their city for banning 155 gay pride marches in May last year.

US to sign UN declaration calling for worldwide decriminalisation of gay sex
The US is expected to sign the UN gay rights declaration sponsored by France and the Netherlands last year - making it the last Western nation to do so, says report.

US West Point Military grads come out
Thirty-eight graduates of the West Point Military Academy in New York, the oldest military school in US, have come out as gay to ''serve as a critical support and advocacy group for the full acceptance of gay service members.''

Concept to Reality
The world's most important motor event, the Geneva Motor Show opens this week. Often concept cars point us to tomorrow's cars. We take a look at Volkswagen's past concept heros that made it into our showrooms today.

Garden and Sea from Takao Shiotsuka Atelier
Arranging the house in the center of the site and shaping it like a wedge spreading towards the sea gives this weekend house a sensation of living among a garden and sea.

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
Four months have passed since its announcement in October 2008 and the 5800 XpressMusic has finally landed in Singapore.

Olympus E-30
Olympus' first E-system dSLR, the E-1, was met with much fanfare in the digital imaging community when it was announced in 2003.