Category: Dear People

Out Of The Closet: Johnson Ong aka DJ Big Kid Shares His Story

Dear People, Meet 35-year old Singaporean Johnson Ong, who also goes by the stage name of DJ Big Kid! Even as a child, Johnson was always keenly aware of the fact that he was different from most other boys. While he didn’t quite know back then that the differences that he felt might have something

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Top 10 ‘Forever Alone’ Songs To Emo To On Valentine’s Day!

Dear Single People, It’s that time of the year again. The day when it seems like everyone in the world except you is out and about with their bae celebrating Valentine’s Day and jacking up restaurant prices in the process has finally arrived. For all the baeless folks however, it’s the day where we all

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Out Of The Closet: Lena Tan Shares Her Story

Dear People, Meet 29-year old Singaporean Lena Tan…who also happens to be a national muay thai fighter! Born into a traditional Chinese family, Lena knew that she was different from other girls from a very young age. However, her conservative upbringing coupled with the lack of education in schools with regards to LGBT-related matters meant

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Out Of The Closet: Benjamin Lin Shares His Story

Dear People, Meet 31-year old Singaporean Benjamin Lin! For 31 long years, Benjamin was so deep in the closet that not a single soul knew about his sexuality. The fear of getting ostracised coupled with his inability to come to terms with his own sexuality pushed Benjamin so deep in the closet that he made extra

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Out Of The Closet: Amy Tashiana Shares Her Story

Dear People, Meet 49-year old Singaporean Amy Tashiana! Born as a male, Amy started identifying herself as a female from the very early age of 8. Even from that very young age, she could sense that having such inclinations would not be socially acceptable and kept that knowledge to herself. It wasn’t till she was

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Out Of The Closet: Scott Lai Shares His Story

  Dear People, Meet 25-year old Singaporean Scott Lai! Growing up, Scott never really struggled much with his sexuality, largely because he never had the time to pay much thought to it. A competitive swimmer from young, Scott spent a large part of his childhood training in the pool. He would hit the pool at

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Out Of The Closet: Peggy Chang Shares Her Story

  Dear People, Meet 30-year old Singaporean Peggy Chang! If you find Peggy familiar, it’s probably because you’ve seen her on TV before! Peggy was the female winner of the talent-scouting competition ‘Hey Gorgeous’ as well as a top 5 finalist in the Miss Singapore Universe pageant in 2007. Before that, she came in third

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Out Of The Closet: Nicholas Lim Shares His Story

Dear People, Meet 35-year old Singaporean Nicholas Lim, who also happens to be the admin of GLBT Voices Singapore (GVS); the largest Singaporean GLBT community on Facebook! When Nicholas was only 5-years old, he was sexually abused by various male figures in his childhood. The childhood sexual ‘happenings’ continued on till he was 7, when

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7 Adele Quotes That Speak To Your Soul

Dear People, Whether it’s her music or the things that she says, Adele has an uncanny ability of reaching out to our soul with her words. Here are 7 Adele quotes that speak to the depths of your soul! 1. I’m sure everyone can relate to this 2. Adele knows how to keep it real

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7 Reasons Why Adele Is The New Queen Of Pop

Dear People, Adele is the new queen of pop! And no, that was not an opinion. That was a fact. And if you’re still not convinced and think that Taylor Swift should be crowned as the new queen of pop instead, check out the following 7 reasons why Adele is totally the new queen of

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