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Added on: 11/09/2024

Queer and Fighting for Climate Justice in Southeast Asia

11/08/2024

In September 2023, Aidil Iman Aidid, a Malaysian youth activist, was invited by a group of students at a university in Kuala Lumpur to give a speech…

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Added on: 09/14/2024

Same-sex marriage was on a roll in Asia. Not anymore

09/13/2024

Rainbow flags rippled in the wind as gay and lesbian couples walked hand in hand down a makeshift aisle in Bangkok’s busy Siam shopping district. Thailand’s Senate…

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Added on: 12/16/2023

Anti-trans raid in Malaysia: ‘a worrying disregard for human rights’

12/15/2023

Religious police in Malaysia arrested five trans women in an anti-trans raid on a massage parlor in the city of Ipoh in northwestern Malaysia in early December….

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Added on: 12/01/2023

Activists condemn creation of Malaysian LGBT+ rehabilitation center

11/30/2023

Bangkok, Dec 1 (EFE).- Activist groups called for a review of plans for the inauguration of a rehabilitation center for LGBT+ people and individuals considered “deviant” in…

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Added on: 10/31/2023

Malaysia to require kill switch at concerts after The 1975’s LGBTQ rant, same-sex kiss

10/30/2023

Malaysia has begun demanding that concert organisers install a kill switch to “cut off electricity supply if there is any unwanted incident” after members of British band…

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Added on: 10/20/2023

Jakim stand on LGBT community consistent, says Mohd Na’im

10/19/2023

KUALA LUMPUR: The Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) has been consistent on its stand about the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, says Datuk Dr…

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Added on: 09/25/2023

Appellate court bans gay book again after govt appeal

09/25/2023

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 25): The Court of Appeal on Monday (Sept 25) reimposed the ban on a 2013 publication titled “Gay is Okay! A Christian Perspective” that was…

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Added on: 09/25/2023

No harassment of LGBT community will be allowed, says Anwar

09/24/2023

PETALING JAYA: The government will not condone excessive action or harassment against those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT), says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar…

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Added on: 08/31/2023

‘Self censorship and fear’: backlash lingers for Malaysia’s LGBT community after British band’s kiss

08/30/2023

The British rock band The 1975 has made life harder for LGBT people in Malaysia after staging a protest involving a same-sex kiss at a festival in…

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Added on: 08/22/2023

LGBTQ fears grow in Malaysia as Islamists shatter reform hopes

08/21/2023

Artist Carmen Rose used to perform regularly in Malaysia, until a police raid last year put an end to the veteran drag queen’s act and fueled the…

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Added on: 08/11/2023

Owners of ‘LGBT’ Swatch watches could be jailed for three years in Malaysia

08/10/2023

Owners or sellers of rainbow-coloured timepieces made by the Swiss watchmaker Swatch face three years in prison in Malaysia, the interior ministry has said, as the Muslim-majority country…

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Added on: 08/04/2023

Malaysian official brands LGBTQ+ people ‘perverted’ after eight protestors detained

08/04/2023

A representative for Malaysia’s government has described being queer as “a perverted lifestyle” following the arrest of eight LGBTQ+ advocates protesting in the country. In a statement…

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Added on: 07/29/2023

Malaysia’s LGBTQ community fears backlash after concert kiss

07/27/2023

The 1975 frontman Matty Healy’s recent appearance at a festival in Kuala Lumpur — where he criticized Malaysia’s homophobic laws and kissed a male bandmate on stage…

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Added on: 07/26/2023

‘White savior complex’: Malaysia’s LGBTQ community slams The 1975’s Matty Healy’s onstage kiss

07/25/2023

When British singer Matty Healy grabbed bandmate Ross MacDonald for an onstage kiss during their Malaysia concert on Friday, following a profanity-laden speech slamming the country’s anti-LGBTQ…

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Added on: 07/25/2023

Malaysia’s gay community fears backlash after Matty Healy’s outburst

07/24/2023

The 1975 frontman Matty Healy’s recent appearance at a festival in Kuala Lumpur – where he criticised Malaysia’s homophobic laws and kissed a male bandmate on stage…

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Added on: 07/23/2023

Malaysia bans the 1975 after Matty Healy defies anti-LGBTQ+ laws with stage kiss

07/22/2023

The English band the 1975 have been banned from performing in Malaysia after their lead singer criticised the country’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws on stage. The group, fronted by…

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Added on: 06/26/2023

‘What’s to celebrate?’: muted Pride Month for Asia’s LGBTQ folk in Muslim countries

06/25/2023

Scanning the cafe between sips of his latte, Abir says caution is the byword of every gay man in Bangladesh. “People have been killed for talking about…

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Added on: 06/05/2023

PM urged to take stand on LGBT as ‘Pride’ products enter Muslim Malaysia

06/03/2023

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has been urged to explain the government’s stand on the LGBT movement, as multinational companies introduce products based on lifestyles considered taboo in…

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Added on: 05/26/2023

Malaysia Raids Swatch Stores, Seizes Colorful Watches Linked to Gay Pride

05/25/2023

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — Swiss watchmaker Swatch said Tuesday that Malaysian authorities raided its stores and confiscated 164 watches from its Pride Collection. It said Ministry of Home Affairs…

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Added on: 04/18/2023

In Malaysia, Conservative Forces and Police Crackdowns Are Putting LGBTQ Lives at Risk

04/17/2023

On March 12, activists across Malaysia converged on the capital of Kuala Lumpur to take part in the latest iteration of the Women’s March, a yearly protest…

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Added on: 04/13/2023

Pas seeks to strike out Mujahid’s defamation suit over its LGBT claim

04/12/2023

KUALA LUMPUR: Pas is seeking to strike out the defamation suit filed by Amanah vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Mujahid Yusof against the party over its allegation that…

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Added on: 12/16/2022

Women ‘acting like men’ face cane, jail under Malaysia state law

12/15/2022

(Bloomberg) — A recent move by a Malaysian state to punish Muslim women for out-of-wedlock pregnancies and donning men’s clothing has drawn the ire of human rights…

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Added on: 10/31/2022

Malaysian Authorities Raid LGBT Halloween Party

10/30/2022

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s Islamic religious officers broke up a large Halloween party attended by the LGBT community and arrested 20 people for cross-dressing and allegedly encouraging vice,…

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Added on: 09/27/2022

“Love Is Love” — Meet The Trailblazer Who Broke The Mould For LGBTQ+ Rights In Malaysia

09/26/2022

What does it truly mean to live a life worth living? Is it the clothes you wear or the food you eat? Or is it standing for…

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Added on: 08/13/2022

Malaysian Government Says They Are “Fighting Back” Against LGBTQ Content In Disney Movies

08/12/2022

Over the last few months, Disney employees and executives have publicly admitted to having a not-so-secret agenda to push gay and queer content in programs targeted at…

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Added on: 08/11/2022

“I Don’t Want to Change Myself” Anti-LGBT Conversion Practices, Discrimination, and Violence in Malaysia

08/10/2022

In February 2021, Nur Sajat, a cosmetics entrepreneur, failed to appear in court in the western Malaysian state of Selangor to answer to criminal charges for “insulting…

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Added on: 06/12/2022

Meet The LGBTQ Activists Fighting To Be Themselves Online In Malaysia

6/11/22

Many online attacks on LGBTQ Malaysians start with their fellow social media users (although some suspect that political or religious groups may be helping coordinate them). Individual…

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Added on: 03/17/2022

Malaysian government’s ‘gay conversion’ app pulled by Google Play

03/17/2022

An app produced by the Malaysian government that promised to help the LGBTI community “return to nature” has been removed from the Google Play store, after it…

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Added on: 03/10/2022

Jakim has developed plan to tackle growing LGBT issues, says Minister

03/10/2022

KUALA LUMPUR: A plan has been developed by the Islamic Development Department (Jakim) to address social problems in the Muslim community such as the lesbian, gay, bisexual…

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Added on: 02/23/2022

Court quashes Home Ministry’s ban on ‘Gay Is OK!’ book.

02/22/2022

A local book titled Gay is OK! A Christian Perspective can now be sold in Malaysia after the High Court here quashed a ban on the book…