Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
A Gay Filipino in Shanghai
By Mikee dela Cruz

Everything bad has been said about the People's Republic of China - and this, says Mikee dela Cruz, is what's bad, as it limits the discovery of the place that offers numerous surprises. Take Shanghai, for instance, where gay life is thriving - and Outrage Magazine takes a quick look.

The North African Exposure
(11 Months in the Mediterranean)
By Apolonia G. Aragones

"My first impression of Tunis was the space (or the lack of overcrowding, depends on how you looked at it). As the English-speaking driver oriented me to the basics, my eyes devoured the blue sky all around me. Glorious, wonderful, clear blue skies that seemed to envelope me like a blue and white patterned tent. Or at least it was to my smog-accustomed eyes," says Apolonia G. Aragones, as she discovers this "tiny north African country wedged between Libya on the right, and on the left, Algeria. A country of 10 million people, predominantly Muslim, Arabic and French speaking. Divorce and abortion are legal (here)."