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Added on: 09/25/2021

Govt mulls banning transgender individuals from entering mosques in FT

9/24/21

The government is looking into emulating Perlis in banning “mukhannath” or transgender individuals from entering mosques in the Federal Territories. Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department…

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Added on: 09/23/2021

Thailand considers deportation of Malaysian transgender entrepreneur

09/22/2021

Thailand is considering whether to deport a transgender businesswoman who was convicted this month of illegal entry and is wanted in Malaysia for insulting Islam, a case…

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Added on: 09/22/2021

Malaysian transgender entrepreneur arrested in Thailand

09/20/2021

A prominent Malaysian transgender entrepreneur wanted in her homeland for insulting Islam by cross-dressing has been arrested in Thailand, police said Monday, with authorities seeking her extradition….

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Added on: 09/02/2021

Banned and blocked: LGBT+ websites censored from Russia to Indonesia

09/01/2021

When Russian cities started banning Pride marches, LGBT+ rights activist Mikhail Tumasov took to the internet to make sure his organisation kept its voice. But state authorities…

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Added on: 07/12/2021

New Malaysian Anti-LGBT Law Proposal

07/11/2021

On Friday 25 June, a task force within the Malaysian government proposed modifications to the laws governing social media. The new amendments would allow Malaysian officials to…

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Added on: 06/29/2021

377: The British colonial law that left an anti-LGBTQ legacy in Asia

06/28/2021

For much of the past two centuries, it was illegal to be gay in a vast swathe of the world – thanks to colonial Britain. Till today,…

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Added on: 06/24/2021

Ministry takes aim at LGBT with changes to shariah law

06/24/2021

PETALING JAYA: The religious affairs ministry is proposing amendments to widen the scope of an existing shariah law used against people who are alleged to have insulted…

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Added on: 04/19/2021

Halt Proposed Shariah Amendment Criminalising LGBTQ People

04/18/2021

Malaysia is facing a serious threat to human rights and the HIV response with the announcement by a cabinet minister of the government’s plans to expand the…

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Added on: 04/09/2021

Malaysia pushes for Sharia law to be tougher on LGBT+ Muslims

04/08/2021

On Tuesday (6 April) the Malaysian government announced plans to move forward with an amendment to the Sharia Courts Act that would allow heavier punishments to be…

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Added on: 04/08/2021

Focus on inclusion, not alienation, in dealing with LGBT, Putrajaya told

04/08/2021

Suhakam has urged the government to reconsider its decision to impose heavier punishments for offences associated with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. Commissioner Hishamudin…

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Added on: 04/07/2021

Civil groups chide minister Zulkifli’s insistence on harsher laws against LGBT

04/07/2021

KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — A coalition of local civil societies has today slammed religious affairs minister Datuk Zulkifli Mohamad’s insistence to table a law amendment that…

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Added on: 02/26/2021

Malaysian man wins landmark challenge against Muslim gay sex ban

02/25/2021

KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A Malaysian man on Thursday won a landmark court challenge against an Islamic ban on sex “against the order of nature”,…

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Added on: 02/09/2021

Putrajaya says opposing US president Biden’s global pro-LGBT initiative

02/08/2021

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 — Putrajaya yesterday said it is opposing a call by newly-minted US President Joe Biden’s for the superpower’s agencies to protect the rights…

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Added on: 02/07/2021

G25 opposes proposal to introduce heavier punishments for LGBT community

2/7/21

G25 Malaysia joins the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) and other civil society groups in opposing the proposal by the deputy minister (religious affairs) in the…

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Added on: 01/28/2021

Human Rights Watch warns over Malaysian proposals to increase penalties against LGBT+ people

01/27/2021

The Malaysian government should condemn a cabinet minister’s proposal to crack down harder on LGBT+ communities, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said. Ahmad Marzuk Shaary, the deputy…

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Added on: 01/28/2021

Malaysian Official Says Anti-LGBTQ Laws Aren’t Strict Enough

01/27/2021

Putrajaya, a Malaysian city located south of the capital Kuala Lumpur, is considering even harsher punishments for LGBTQ people than already-existing law, Gay Times reports. Ahmad Marzuk…

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Added on: 01/26/2021

No Place For LGBT Malaysians?

12/25/2021

In Malaysia, where sodomy is a crime with laws strictly enforced, it was reported that the government is considering amending the Shariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act –…

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Added on: 01/23/2021

Chinese group KLSCAH Women says heavier punishment on LGBT community will spur more violence against them

01/23/2021

Heavier punishments to prosecute the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) population will only spur more violence and hatred towards the group, The Kuala Lumpur Selangor Chinese…

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Added on: 01/21/2021

‘LGBT community deserves equal protection under the law’

01/21/21

Everyone is protected by the law and there is no room for harassment and threats against anyone regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability or nationality….

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Added on: 12/01/2020

NGOs start raising funds to help homeless LGBTQ youths

11/30/2020

A group of NGOs has initiated a campaign to raise RM30,000 to help 30 homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) persons to move into a…

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Added on: 08/10/2020

JAKIM SAYS THEIR TRANSGENDER CONVERSION CAMP IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER COUNTRIES

08/09/2020

If you’ve spent enough time online, you may have come across several posts about things you can change in Malaysia. One of such posts that you may…

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Added on: 07/27/2020

Malaysia: Ignore criticisms by LGBT activists, says PAS MP

07/26/2020

A PAS MP today said most of the criticisms levelled against the government’s policies on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community were “biased” and urged…

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Added on: 07/08/2020

Meet Malaysia’s LGBTQ punk rockers

07/07/2020

Singing and playing guitar with her garage punk band TingTongKetz, trans musician Shika Corona is a striking mak nyah — Malay slang for a trans woman. Tall…

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Added on: 07/06/2020

Woman mocked on Twitter for asking Malaysians to boycott Ikea for selling Pride Month bags in the US

07/05/2020

A Malaysian’s vow to boycott furniture brand Ikea for selling Pride Month rainbow bags in its United States store has been met with criticism and ridicule. Last…

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Added on: 06/07/2020

We are all George Floyd!

06/06/2020

Most of us must have been troubled by the news of what is happening in the US in the aftermath of the horrific death of George Floyd,…

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Added on: 05/28/2020

Malaysian wins landmark right to challenge Muslim gay sex ban

05/27/2020

Malaysia’s top court has given the go-ahead for a man to challenge an Islamic ban on sex “against the order of nature”, his lawyer said on Wednesday,…

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Added on: 05/13/2020

‘No one wants to be tested:’ Social stigmas are crippling coronavirus containment

05/12/2020

Public health officials around the world have agreed that testing and contact tracing are vital to containing the coronavirus pandemic. But for many people, coming forward to…

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Added on: 03/26/2020

Malaysian LGBT podcast hosts on being queer in a conservative society

03/25/2020

“One episode that stands out to this day involved an interview with a person who participated in chemsex,” the Malaysian podcast host known as J says when…

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Added on: 03/03/2020

Malaysian band’s new song encourages LGBTs to die and YouTube lets it keep on playing

03/03/2020

LGBT+ Malaysians have criticized popular punk-rock band Bunkface for an ‘extremist anthem’ that calls for the death of LGBT+ people. The multi-award winning band has been popular…

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Added on: 01/18/2020

Malaysia, where gay sex is illegal, used to be home to a community of gender non-conforming shamans

01/17/2020

Homosexuality is doubly illegal in Malaysia as it is banned by the country’s secular, colonial-era legal code, as well as its special Islamic courts. LGBT+ people have…