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What does it feel like to be a sexual minority in Hong Kong?

Video | What does it feel like to be a sexual minority in Hong Kong?

World of performing arts

How one of mainland China’s most influential drag collectives is defying the odds

Indonesia

Indonesian Islamic body warns against cross-dressing in Independence Day games

Germany

Cologne marches for queer community after Berlin Pride attack

The organisers of Cologne’s own Pride celebrations called for Sunday’s rally 2 weeks after the Islamist attack in the German capital.

People take part in the solidarity march, held under the slogan “Cologne Shows Solidarity, Cologne Takes a Stand”, in Cologne, Germany on Sunday. Photo: dpa
Get to Know

Who is Olympic skating champion Alysa Liu’s transgender sibling Jaylin Liu

The younger sibling of the US figure skating prodigy is also good at sports, loves going to concerts and has met Laufey backstage.

Get to Know

All about Sarah Jane Nader, who was spotted on a date with Pete Davidson

The model and gay rights advocate had a night out in Brooklyn with the SNL alumnus, but why is Brooks “confused” about her sister’s love life?

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Fame and celebrity

Who is Christian Hogue, the model spotted on a yacht with Pedro Pascal?

Having worked with brands such as Vera Wang, Guess and Versace, the 34-year-old is currently embroiled in an aggravated assault case.

Pedro Pascal and Christian Hogue were recently spotted together on a luxury yacht getaway. Photos: TNS; @christianhogue/Instagram
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How trailblazing Hong Kong guitarist Ellen Joyce Loo chose to speak her truth

Ellen Joyce Loo was a fearless musician who championed mental health and LGBTQ rights, and whose artistry continues to inspire.

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Crime

Armed police officers to be deployed for UK’s biggest Pride festival

Following the deadly attack at Berlin’s Pride, police said officers would be stationed at Britain’s Brighton and Hove event this weekend.

Germany

Germany releases second suspect in deadly Berlin Pride parade attack

The first suspect, a 21-year-old man with a ‌record of Islamist ‌extremist activity, was shot dead on Sunday.

A person stands in front of the Brandenburg Gate, where flowers, candles, and personal messages have been left following the attack on Saturday. Photo: dpa
Germany

Suspect in Berlin Pride attack shot dead by police after day-long manhunt

German-born Isis sympathiser involved in Saturday ramming was known to domestic intelligence authorities.

Police secure the area at an allotment garden complex in the Berlin suburb of Spandau after the suspect was shot dead. Photo: Reuters
Art

Hong Kong artist channels Leslie Cheung film Farewell My Concubine for live show

Berlin-based Isaac Chong Wai’s all-male Hong Kong show An Intimate Surrender draws on the 1993 gender-fluid romance to explore vulnerability.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Why Jacob Cheung’s Cageman and Intimates became his most memorable films

In Cageman, Cheung leaned on social observations and light drama. In lesbian romance Intimates, he focused on romance, not sexual passion.

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Germany

German police hunt man with Islamist ties after 1 killed at Berlin Pride parade

A woman died and at least 16 were injured when a van drove into a crowd celebrating at the festival’s closing party.

Emergency responders assist a person on a stretcher after a car crashed into the crowd at Berlin’sTiergarten park on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Fame and celebrity

Who is Kevin Sobieski? Meet Andy Cohen’s new Instagram-official boyfriend

Sobieski had dated Oscar-winning composer Benj Pasek before meeting The Real Housewives executive producer at a July 4th party last year.

Andy Cohen hard-launched his relationship with Kevin Sobieski on Instagram, on July 18. Photo: @bravoandy/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Meet Benjamin Beatty, who just walked the red carpet with mum Annette Bening

One of the actress’ 4 children with screen legend Warren Beatty, Benjamin made his theatre debut this year in ‘Master Harold’... and the Boys.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Gabrielle Policano, who plays Elle’s queer friend in the Legally Blonde prequel

Much like their on-screen character, the actor is also queer; they starred opposite Nicole Kidman in A24’s erotic thriller, Babygirl, in 2024.

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Women and gender

Indonesia’s anti-LGBT education push raises concern

Indonesia’s anti-LGBT education push raises concern
Germany

German far-right activist sent to men’s prison despite gender change

Liebich, who was sentenced as a man, legally changed gender after Germany’s Self-Determination Act came into effect in 2024.

Indonesia

Indonesia’s anti-LGBT education push raises concerns about stigmatising youth

Critics warn the new material to discourage the spread of ‘LGBT culture’ could backfire with consequences for young people.

Gun violence in the US

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing expressed regret after shooting, roommate says

In a video interview played in court, Tyler Robinson’s ex-partner says the suspect wept and planned to surrender to police.

A video interview with Lance Twiggs is shown during a preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson in Provo, Utah, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
Fame and celebrity

Meet Elliot Page’s comedian girlfriend of Hong Kong descent, Julia Shiplett

The Umbrella Academy star hard-launched his relationship with Shiplett last year; the pair later made a glamorous red-carpet debut at Milan Fashion Week.

Julia Shiplett and Elliot Page at a Gucci event in September 2025. Photo: @juliashiplett/Instagram
US, Israel war on Iran

US gave Tehran secret data on Iranian asylum seekers, lawsuit alleges

The data includes details on protesters and members of the LGBT community who applied for asylum to avoid ‘grave danger’, the lawsuit claims.

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At 32, how a university lecturer became Mr Gay Japan’s first Taiwanese finalist

Taiwanese lecturer Nick Kueh talks about breaking academic barriers, championing LGBTQ education, queer visibility across Asia and more.

United States

‘YMCA’ Village People singer Victor Willis dies at 74

With flamboyant costumes and choreography, the group targeted disco’s large gay audience in the late 1970s with camp fantasy characters.

Village People in 2017, with Victor Willis, the frontman, in a police uniform. Photo: AFP
United States

US Supreme Court upholds state bans on transgender student athletes

Trump said the ‘ridiculous situation’ of ‘men playing in women’s sports’ was now ‘off the table’ after the hotly contested culture war fight.

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Women celebrate the US Supreme Court’s final rulings of its nine-month term, including a decision that cleared the way for states to impose restrictions on transgender athletes in schools. Photo: Reuters
Turkey

Turkish police detain dozens at Istanbul Gay Pride event held despite ban

Since 2015, the annual Pride march has been almost systematically banned and suppressed.

Art

Hong Kong LGBTQ community braves storm to recall pre-internet-era memories

Black rain couldn’t dampen the mood at ‘Offline Memories’ at Eaton HK, where art and printed images evoke human connections in a bygone era.

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