A full colour page on Independence Day!

I didn’t write about gangs in Miami though. “Gospel versus Gangs” was written in Columbus, Ohio.

Photo by Glenn Guan/The Star

By TIONG KEAN KOK

TENG Poh Si doesn’t shy away from tackling controversial issues head-on. Take, for instance, her winning proposal for the Freedom Film Festival (FFF) 2008 that delves into the lives and plight of Muslim transsexual sex workers.

You cannot help but admire the young woman (she is only 24) for having the guts to deal with not just one but two subjects – sex and religion – that are often shoved back into the closet by the powers-that-be for being “too sensitive”.

“I don’t think it is sensitive,” she announces right up front when we met recently. “If the status quo sees it that way then maybe it is time to reflect and question that status quo”… read more at The Star.