Tag: same-sex relationship

The story of openly-gay Malay couple Faliqh and Kaal living in Singapore evoked mixed reactions online Singapore’s internet went abuzz this week over a video of an openly-gay Malay couple. The short video, produced by Dear Straight People, tells the story of 30-year-old Faliqh and 41-year-old Kaal. Nearly 600,000 people have viewed the video on Facebook. It has almost 100,000 hits on YouTube. The majority of comments are supportive of the couple, but some users have condemned the same-sex relationship. Faliqh said on Facebook...

A new advert by Dove about parenting features a trans mother and her female partner. The campaign, called #RealMoms, encourages mothers to channel their unique personalities into how they raise their child. The company explained that it wants to show “diverse parenting styles” which “shatter stereotypes about motherhood, and prove that there are no rules about how to be a parent today”. One mother, a trans woman called Shea raising her child with her female partner, says: “We are both his biological...

Players can have intimate relationships with a small number of other male characters The new Mass Effect game boasts the inclusion of same-sex relationships. While film and television has caught up with the times in recent years, gaming has tended to lag behind in terms of representing the LGBT+ community. However, games company EA are hoping to change that once and for all. Mass Effect: Andromeda, which was released this week in the US, includes the possibility for players of the game to...

This pop star is breaking new ground in Singapore A Singaporean pop star has released a heartbreaking music video for his cover of a Lady Gaga hit. Duane Ho, 23, who shot to fame through Singapore Idol in 2009 recently covered Lady Gaga’s Million Reasons. Now he has produced a provocative music video with aspiring filmmaker Kieran Cheang to go with his version of the song. It tells the story of a guy with an abusive boyfriend. The clip aims to raise awareness about...

This after finding out he was in a relationship with a man. A young man in Kolkata, India has been subjected to physical and mental abuse after his family found out he was gay and living with another man. The India Times reports that the young man, whom they refer to as “Sanjoy,” is in his early twenties and lives with his partner. According to Sanjoy, when his parents discovered that he was in a serious same-sex relationship, they hired a group...

Arrow star John Barrowman has revealed that he was once sacked for refusing to hide his same-sex relationship. The openly gay actor has risen to fame appearing in cult TV shows including Doctor Who, Torchwood, and most recently Arrow. However, speaking on Loose Women today, he revealed that before his career took off, he faced pressure to stay in the closet from a TV production company. Barrowman, who tied the knot with husband Scott Gill in 2013, revealed he was axed from...