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

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Lunar

Heated Rivalry takes world by storm

Fame and celebrity

Meet Sonia Mena, who plays Pippa on Tell Me Lies and is dating Spencer House

Valentino Garavani

Meet Giancarlo Giammetti, long-time partner of the late Valentino Garavani

He co-founded the Valentino fashion house and rubbed shoulders with everyone from Princess Diana and Elton John to Anne Hathaway.

Legendary couturier Valentino Garavani (left), who died yesterday aged 93, and his one-time romantic partner and long-time business partner Giancarlo Giammetti maintained a close relationship for over 65 years. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
Fame and celebrity

Who is Loli Bahia, rumoured to be in a jet-set romance with Rosalía?

Spanish singer Rosalía is reportedly dating French model Loli Bahia – they were spotted together in Rio, Madrid and Paris.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Bobbi Salvör Menuez, who plays Landman’s first non-binary character

Married to artist Quori Theodor, the trans actor was in films like Nocturnal Animals and My Animal, and worked as a model and costume designer.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Poppy Liu, who plays Helen on Netflix’s His & Hers

After studying theatre and women’s studies at university, they started a sex-positive production company and acted in shows like Better Call Saul – they’re also a trained doula.

Poppy Liu in front of a poster for the Hulu show Deli Boys in 2025. Photo: @poppyliu/Instagram
Malaysia

‘We are not criminals’: Malaysian LGBTQ event faces conservative backlash

Police have launched an investigation into ‘Glamping With Pride’ after Islamic authorities raised an outcry.

TV shows and streaming video

Meet Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova – Ilya’s friend Svetlana in Heated Rivalry

A model and trained dancer, the native Russian speaker’s credits also include The Boys and Slip.

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World of performing arts

6 young artists are reshaping Australia’s iconic cultural institutions

Six diverse artists, including Dylan Goh and Vivian Pham, have been appointed to director positions at Australia’s top cultural institutions.

Six new members, aged 18 to 28, have been appointed to director positions at prestigious cultural institutions in Australia. Photo: Louise Kennerley
Fashion

Hanan Besovic on American Vogue and Duran Lantink’s Jean Paul Gaultier debut

Fashion influencer @ideservecouture doesn’t need your approval: ‘As long as I have Wi-fi, I can talk about fashion. I don’t need the degree’.

Fashion commentator Hanan Besovic, better known as @ideservecouture on Instagram. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Malaysia

‘We just want to live’: fear grips Malaysia’s LGBTQ community

With drag clubs closed and spas raided, the shrinking space for queer life in Malaysia leaves a community with nowhere left to turn.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Jacob Tierney, creator of viral ice hockey romance series Heated Rivalry

Tierney began his cinematic journey at just 6 years old – he’s now a writer, director and actor, and has worked with his late producer dad.

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Fashion

2025’s fashion moments: from that naked suit to Brad Pitt’s couple looks

Blackpink’s Lisa and Jennie stunned, as did Timothée Chalamet, but who sparked trends and who courted controversy?

Brad Pitt and his girlfriend Ines de Ramon were among the celebrities who delivered memorable fashion moments in 2025. Photo: GC Images
Fame and celebrity

Meet Rachel Reid, author of the books behind Heated Rivalry

The Canadian author grew up obsessed with ice hockey and wrote the books in part to address the homophobia in the sport.

Rachel Reid at the premiere of Heated Rivalry at TIFF Lightbox in Toronto, Ontario. Photo: Getty Images
Fame and celebrity

Who plays Scott Hunter on Heated Rivalry? Meet François Arnaud

The Canadian actor fell in love with the craft when he was nine, landed his first major role on The Borgias in 2011, and is openly bisexual in real life.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Connor Storrie, the actor behind Ilya Rozanov in Heated Rivalry?

Storrie was in Joker: Folie à Deux with Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix before his role in the Crave ice hockey romance with Hudson Williams – with whom he has amazing chemistry.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Hudson Williams, who’s stealing hearts as Shane Hollander in Heated Rivalry

He played basketball, aspired to reach the UFC and was a stuntman once – but what did he say about his special chemistry with co-star Connor Storrie?

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Korean-Canadian actor Hudson Williams just got his big break in the Crave original TV series Heated Rivalry. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
Trending in China

China wife of gay husband contests estate against his lover, parents after man’s death

Homosexuals posed as ‘father and son’ in public before older of the two was killed in road accident, sparking bitter legal dispute.

Malaysia

Raids on men-only spas in Malaysia raise concerns about LGBTQ targeting

Activists said the police’s actions and the leaking of identities amplify stigma and safety, health risks.

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Fame and celebrity

Who is Katseye’s creative director, Humberto Leon?

He worked with Kenzo, Burberry and Gap before meeting designer Carol Lim and launching Opening Ceremony, a brand once loved by Rihanna and Chloë Sevigny.

Humberto Leon – who is of Peruvian-Chinese descent – is the creative director behind popular girl group Katseye.
Wellness

Why this Aids charity’s Hong Kong art show smells of resilience

Aids Concern’s ‘Emanate’ exhibition features art and fragrances created by people affected by HIV and Aids that tell their stories.

Tea Arts, Network, by King Nam, is one of the pieces on show at Aids Concern’s new exhibition “Emanate”, which is taking place at Wyndham Social in Hong Kong’s Central neighbourhood until December 7. Photo: Aids Concern
Celebrity children

Meet Harper Grace, Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka’s teen daughter

Harper Grace Burtka-Harris attended the premiere with her dad Burtka, shares a love of scary movies with her other dad Harris, and has a twin brother named Gideon.

Thailand

Miss Universe co-owner faces arrest in Thailand over fraud allegations

Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip is wanted for US$930,000 fraud, capping a week of contest scandals and rigging allegations.

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European Union

EU’s top court rules same-sex marriages must be respected across bloc

The court ruled Poland’s refusal to recognise a German couple’s same-sex marriage violated EU law and their right to a ‘normal family life’.

Two girls kiss holding a rainbow flag during the gay pride parade in Bucharest, Romania in 2018. Photo: AP
Hong Kong

Hong Kong pop-up Queer Room gives ‘alternative individuals’ a place to connect

Until December 14, the inclusive Sheung Wan space welcomes guests with LGBTQ literature and group talks. Here are some of its coming events.

(From left) Queer Room co-founders Lisa Lam, Li Mei-ting and Patricia Lam stand together at the Hong Kong pop-up in Sheung Wan that embraces the LGBTQ community and those living “lifestyles that differ from social norms”. Photo: Jonathan Wong
LGBTQ in China

China’s LGBTQ community loses safe spaces as Blued, Finka apps vanish

Malaysia

Malaysia pulls US children’s show off the air over LGBTQ kiss

State broadcaster RTM pulled ‘Santiago of the Seas’ after viewers claimed two animated mermaids had shared a same-sex kiss on the cheek.

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