Shanghai Pride Events Announced
Events for 2013 Shanghai Pride
AsiaOut Launches Friend’s Zone
Asiaout is proud to add the Friends Zone to it’s popular group of websites which originally debuted on 14 February 2013. The Friends Zone is a free membership site, where all GLBT can make new friends, interact in various ways, and discuss issues, fun or serious, which affect our community. GLBT really does mean [...]
The Sacred Band Here’s a historical lesson that the modern military could benefit from. One of the most successful ancient military units consisted of gay lovers. Thebes, the principal city of the ancient Greek state of Boeotia, and Elis, the town near Olympia where athletes trained for the games, are repeatedly cited as the two [...]
From The National News Bureau of Thailand. A gay rights activist network is planning to draft a civil partnership bill supporting same-sex marriage and demanding rights comparable to those accorded to male-female married couples. The government formed a committee late last year to draft legislation giving legal recognition for same-sex couples. Last year’s incident where [...]
Following the sad death from a heart attack of locally reknowned Bangkok artist Panuwat Hoonbumrung, as a tribute to this gentle and talented man, we republish an interview he gave to Dragoncastle.net a few years ago. He is missed. Gentle Giant A familiar figure strolls casually along Silom Road in Bangkok. Strangers give way as [...]
We met a guy who works the bars and discos around Bangkok’s Silom and Suriwong Roads, and he agreed to anonymously talk about his lifestyle as a male prostitute. We’ll call him Art (not his real name). When I Smile And Show Some Flesh, They Do Things My Way Where are you from, and how [...]
GAY life in Thailand is much like gay life in many other countries, with many of the same problems and rewards. One significant aspect is the problem of finding a sincere and reliable partner, due to the nature of the gay scene. Dragoncastle (AsiaOut’s previous name) ventured out into the busy streets of Bangkok to [...]
“The Encounter” is a work of fiction! Lek lay on the hot sand under a thatched beach sunshade, his brown eyes half closed against the glare of the afternoon sun, and slightly propped up by his arms which he had folded under his head. He occasionally opened his eyes a little wider to look around [...]
