Malaysia

Gang leaves gay teen brain dead after beating, burning, & raping him for hours

Thursday, June 15, 2017

This is beyond bullying: a brutal attack on a classmate who was ridiculed for being effeminate.

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Malaysian government opens contest for anti-LGBT videos

Sunday, June 4, 2017

Participants can win cash prizes for videos that "prevent" homosexuality and "gender confusion."

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Kuwait joins ‘Beauty & the Beast’ banned-wagon

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Antigay forces upset over the film's "gay moment" shelved it, citing "our values and responsibility toward our younger audiences."

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Malaysia theater to defy censors and show unedited ‘Beauty and the Beast’

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

After disappointing fans, Malaysia's largest theater operator decided to go ahead and show the full film despite orders to cut LeFou's kiss.

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Disney won’t release ‘Beauty & the Beast’ in Malaysia over anti-gay censorship

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Government censors had demanded one scene be cut, saying it is "inappropriate because many children will be watching this movie."

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LGBT rights advocates slam Malaysia for prosecuting transgender women

Monday, June 22, 2015

Human Rights Watch on Monday criticized a Malaysian Islamic court for fining nine Muslim transgender women for cross-dressing and jailing two of them for a month.

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Transgender Malaysians victorious over religious law banning cross-dressing

Friday, November 7, 2014

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Three Malaysian transgender Muslims on Friday won a landmark court ruling against a religious law banning them from cross-dressing in what activists called a victory for human rights in a conservative Southeast…

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Malaysia bans gay characters from television, radio programs

Friday, April 6, 2012

The southeastern Asian nation of Malaysia has banned television and radio programs programs that feature gay characters, an effort to curb the "influence" of the LGBT community, the country's Information Department has confirmed.

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Malaysia sends ‘effeminate’ boys to correctional camp to learn masculinity

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Malaysian school authorities have sent 66 Muslim teenage boys to a correctional camp to learn "masculine behaviors" after their teachers identified them as effeminate.

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