Article 1: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Article 3: Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. Article 9: No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, […]
read moreMy journey started ten years ago, when I gave life to a blog called “Fabulous Asia”; the idea was to gather information from all over world, package it and present it in a way that my readers would understand. It ran for about seven years and the main concept was to amplify causes to make […]
read moreI’m still just a kid, in more ways than one, and this is just a simple story. I went for my first Pink Dot this year. Before Pink Dot ’13, I was planning to come out to my parents much, much later. Looking back, I’m not sure exactly why, but I know that after 29 […]
read moreThe school I work in is blue, everything is blue. It’s like a very old house in a crowded area of Singapore. We take lunch in the dining hall, which is probably used to be the living room or a bedroom in that house. It’s a small school and I like my job. I get […]
read moreI’m Stephanie, 22 and I would say that I am more or less a geek. I like poetry but I don’t quite understand it. I like writing but I don’t write well. I love cats so much, my Instagram feed is full of cats… I’m an introvert. I’m out to all my friends and my […]
read moreBeat around the Bush supports COuCH
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- August
- 2013
Thank you to Beats from Beat around the Bush for sharing her story in conjunction with our campaign. “On one particular night at the age of 22 I revealed I like women to my best friend who I hadn’t seen for a while.” Continue reading at Beat around the Bush.
read moreComing Out In Perspective
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- August
- 2013
Alex Au of Yawning Bread shares his perspective on Coming Out “And yet, I know of none who regret doing so. Whether gradually or cataclysmicly, being out is just the natural place to be, like being out of prison.” Read the full article on Yawning Bread
read moreOut of the Closet and Into Sight.
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- August
- 2013
Tania De Rozario, local artist, writer and curator wrote an inspiring piece on why it is important to Come Out. “Coming out” is a very interesting concept, often imagined to be a straightforward process boasting one of two outcomes: 1) You come out and the person you’ve come out to accepts you and loves you […]
read moreThe first person I came out to was my teacher. I was thirteen, and in Sec One. I read a poem to my teacher, it was “The Twistable Turnable Man” by Shel Silverstein. It was part of an oral assessment, and we had to choose a piece for recitation. It was a small room, with […]
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