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Bangladesh beauty queen brings 'dawn of hope' for trans women
AFP, Published on 23/11/2023
» DHAKA: Bangladeshi trans woman Yasin Ahmed Sokal always wanted the freedom to dress like her sisters, but never in her wildest dreams did she imagine being showered with applause at a beauty pageant in her conservative homeland.
Lollobrigida, Italy's wickedly witty screen goddess
AFP, Published on 16/01/2023
» ROME - One of the last icons of the Golden Age of Hollywood, Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, whose death at the age of 95 was announced Monday, was famed for her biting wit and sensual beauty.
'Ready for the worst': Moscow drag queens defiant as LGBTQ law looms
AFP, Published on 23/11/2022
» MOSCOW: Backstage at a bar in Moscow, a troupe of drag queens surrounded by make-up palettes and sparkling costumes join hands before taking to the stage for what could be one of their last legal shows.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi, Australian economist jailed for 3 years
AFP, Published on 29/09/2022
» A Myanmar junta court sentenced the country's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to a further three years in prison on Thursday while also jailing an Australian economist, according to a source with knowledge of the case.
Myanmar beauty queen lands in Canada after Thai airport limbo
Published on 29/09/2022
» TORONTO: A Myanmar beauty queen, who had spoken out against military rule in her country and became stranded at Suvarnabhumi airport, said she was relieved but remained defiant after landing in Toronto on Wednesday.
Taiwan says beauty queen barred from waving flag in Malaysia
AFP, Published on 14/09/2022
» Taipei accused China on Wednesday of pressuring organisers of a Malaysian trade event into barring a Taiwanese beauty queen waving the island's flag on stage.
Bhutan's trailblazing beauty queen speaks up for LGBTQ community
AFP, Published on 12/07/2022
» THIMPU, Bhutan: Tashi Choden will not only be the first contestant to represent Bhutan at the Miss Universe competition -- she is also the Himalayan country's only openly gay public figure.
A pothead's paradise in Toronto
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 01/05/2022
» If you are hankering for a government-sanctioned joint, then you have come to the right city.
Brody returns to first love: painting
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 21/02/2022
» The aqua slapped onto the canvas first. Then white, cobalt and cotton-candy pink. Yellow blurted on with a rude noise, followed by red and black.
Myanmar actor famous in Thailand jailed for 3 years
AFP, Published on 28/12/2021
» A leading Myanmar actor, singer and model who was on a junta celebrity wanted list for supporting pro-democracy protests has been jailed for three years, his legal team said Monday.