Malaysia

Two women sentenced to public caning for ‘attempted sexual relations’

Malaysia, a predominantly Muslim country, is notoriously anti-LGBTQ, but has recently stepped up efforts to persecute the community.

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As Malaysian media tells how to spot a gay, Mike Pence gives us an example

The paper says gay men love working out. Queer social media wants you to know they often pick on gay people and love their "mother" too.

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Hard-line muslims are boycotting Starbucks over support for our rights

Groups in Malaysia and Indonesia are denouncing the popular coffee chain, claiming its pro-gay rights policy is against Islam.

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

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

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

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Kuwait joins ‘Beauty & the Beast’ banned-wagon

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’

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

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

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

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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