GAY TAIWAN COMEDY BANNED IN SINGAPORE

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GAY TAIWAN COMEDY BANNED IN SINGAPORE
Friday, July 23 2004

The Taiwan-produced comedy Formula 17, in which the entire cast of characters is gay (and male), has been banned in Singapore. The Singapore Films Appeals Committee ruled that the film "conveys the message that homosexuality is normal and a natural progression of society." The film, the directing debut of 23-year-old Chen Yin-jung, a woman, has been a huge hit in Taipei, where it grossed nearly $250,000 in four theaters, and was screened at the Cannes Film Festival in May to decent reviews (Variety commented that the film "makes up in exuberance for what it lacks in complexity.") Reuters reported from Singapore on Thursday that the ban was furthered by the recent release of a survey indicating that 70 percent of the local population is "not receptive to gay lifestyles."

INDIAN LESBIAN FILM ATTACKED BY FUNDAMENTALISTS, GAYS
Thursday, June 17 2004

An Indian film about a lesbian love affair that touched off violent protests -- and, in one instance, a theater burning -- by the fundamentalist Shiv Sena party after it was released this month, has now encountered opposition from gay activists. The Organized Lesbian Alliance for Visibility and Action charged on Wednesday that the film, Girlfriend, directed by Karan Razdan, is doing nothing to enhance the image of lesbians in India. A spokeswoman for the (more)

GAYS UP IN ARMS OVER BOAT TRIP
Monday, March 17 2003

The upcoming Cuba Gooding Jr. comedy Boat Trip, in which Gooding finds himself the only straight man on a gay cruise ship, appears to be touching off an uproar in the gay community even before the film opens. Ashley Pearson, writing on the MSNBC website, is reporting that gay-oriented websites have posted numerous protests about the movie's trailer, currently playing in theaters, complaining that it stereotypes gay men. Artisan, which produced the film, said that (more)