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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?

India

Indian transgender patients left in limbo following legal amendments

Get to Know

Meet Lee Pace, who plays Ian Wright in Practical Magic 2

Cinema

‘Authentic’: Chinese-Canadian director’s queer love story starring Joan Chen

Xiaodan He opens up on ‘Montreal, My Beautiful’, in which an immigrant Chinese wife falls in love with a younger Quebecoise woman.

Charlotte Aubin (left) and Joan Chen in a still from Montreal, My Beautiful, directed by Xiaodan He. The film follows a 53-year-old immigrant Chinese woman in Canada trapped in a loveless marriage who falls in love with a younger Quebecoise woman. Photo: Xiaodan He
Hong Kong society

A year after equality bill is vetoed, LGBTQ Hongkongers still hope for change

A year after Legco votes down bill protecting rights of same-sex couples, LGBTQ people remain in limbo as government mulls ‘administrative’ solution.

On Our Radar

HKLGFF: 37 years of queer cinema, from Leslie Cheung to RuPaul

Asia’s longest-running international LGBTQ film festival invites Hong Kong audiences on an emotional, cinematic ride, with a revamped programming featuring six distinct ‘moods’.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Frankie A. Rodriguez, Chad Powers’ catfish mascot

Before his role in the Glen Powell-led comedy, the actor appeared in Modern Family and starred opposite Olivia Rodrigo in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.

Frankie A. Rodriguez stars as the South Georgia Catfish mascot in Hulu’s hit comedy series Chad Powers. Photo: @frankiearodriguez/Instagram
Get to Know

Inside Robert De Niro’s blended family – meet the actor’s 7 children

Starring in Netflix’s thriller The Whisper Man, the 83-year-old has built a blended family spanning four relationships and an age gap of over 50 years.

Fame and celebrity

Meet the late Dolly Parton’s best friend and assistant, Judy Ogle

Having known the ‘Queen of Country Music’ since childhood, Ogle founded The Dolly Archive and was even rumoured to be romantically involved with the ‘Jolene’ singer.

American cinema

Diving into Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma with Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder, the leads of Jane Schoenbrun’s queer slasher film, talk about portraying a female love story and more.

Hannah Einbinder (left) and Gillian Anderson in a scene from Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, which has been praised for its exploration of fandom and queer themes. Photo: Mubi via AP
Get to Know

Rosie O’Donnell’s 5 children and their complex, evolving family story

The veteran comedian, a guest host of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, spoke about her autistic youngest child, who lives with her in Ireland.

Comedian and actress Rosie O’Donnell has five children, with the eldest 31 and the youngest 13. Photo: @rosie/Instagram
World of performing arts

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

Despite increasing censorship, House of Linglong has become a creative force celebrating sisterhood, resilience and queer artistry for all.

Indonesia

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

The warning comes amid rising fear following attacks on gay people and a regulation classifying LGBTQ culture as a security threat.

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.

Alysa Liu’s transgender sibling Jaylin Liu (right) has been making headlines. Photo: @alysaxliu/Instagram
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?

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.

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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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Ellen Joyce Loo, a Hong Kong guitarist, singer, songwriter, mental health advocate and LGBTQ pioneer who died in August 2018 aged 32, at an interview with the South China Morning Post in 2014. Photo: SCMP
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.

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.

A scene from Isaac Chong Wai’s An Intimate Surrender, running at Hong Kong’s Tai Kwun Contemporary until August 9. The live-art show draws heavily on the 1993 movie Farewell My Concubine starring Leslie Cheung to explore intimacy and collective vulnerability through movement. Photo: courtesy of Tai Kwun
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.

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.

Annette Bening and her son Benjamin Beatty attend Apple TV’s premiere of Lucky in Los Angeles on July 13. Photo: AFP
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.

Women and gender

Indonesia’s anti-LGBT education push raises concern

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