Malaysia’s LGBTQ+ Community Blasts The 1975’s Matty Healy’s Same-Sex Kiss
LGBTQ+ activists fear the kiss could set off a clampdown against LGBTQ+ people.
July 26, 2023
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The 1975’s Matty Healy Speaks Out Against Malaysia’s Antigay Law, Kisses Bandmate in Protest
The problematic singer has been known to speak out in support of LGBTQ+ rights.
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Malaysia Bans Possession of Pride-Themed Swatch Watches
Penalties include three years in prison and a $4,000 fine.
August 10, 2023
Canings, Raids, Beatings: Terror for LGBTQ Malaysians
The sentencing of two queer women to caning and a raid on a gay nightclub (pictured) are among the latest actions by the government.
August 23, 2018
Five Malaysians Sentenced to Caning, Jail for Attempting Gay Sex
The South Asian nation appears to be continuing a crackdown on its LGBTQ population.
November 8, 2019
Authorities Seize Swatch Pride Watches in Nationwide Raids in Malaysia
The country remains one of the most dangerous for the LGBTQ+ community.
May 23, 2023
The Olympics Proves Asians Aren't Just 'Mathletes'
Out athletes like Julie Wu Chu are upending stereotypes, but the Olympics should also be a wake-up call to the dearth of LGBT protections throughout Asia.
February 16, 2018
Op-ed: Dear Gay Ambassadors, Be Straight About Trade Deal
Activists Cleve Jones and Jerame Davis ask: Why are America's out ambassadors arguing in favor of giving special 'favored nation' status to virulently anti-LGBT countries, including one that stones gays to death?
June 11, 2015
100 LGBTQ Groups, Leaders Urge White House to Condemn Brunei's New Law
Every major LGBTQ rights group was joined alongside prominent elected officials and religious leaders to denounce the Sultan's law allowing the stoning of queer people.
April 11, 2019
Brunei Reminds Us of the Perils of LGBTQ Travel
Following Brunei's death penalty, misterb&b is adding 30,000 curated gay-friendly, non-discriminatory hotels to its platform. Here's why.
April 9, 2019
Democrats Defy Obama, Block 'Antigay' Trade Pact
House Democrats rebuffed a direct personal appeal by President Obama for his controversial trade deal that would align the U.S. with Malaysia and Brunei.
June 12, 2015
Pope Francis Warns of ‘Culture of Hate’ Targeting LGBTQ People
Francis compared anti-LGBTQ government leaders to Hitler.
November 16, 2019
'It Takes Us Back to the 1960s': Mississippi Reacts to Hateful Law
Anti-LGBT legislation, which a court just ruled can go into effect, will make life even harder for queer people in Mississippi.
June 28, 2017
What's at Stake for LGBTQ+ Asian Dreamers
Tens of thousands of queer Asian lives hang in the balance.
October 18, 2021
One LGBT Group Praises a Trump Action — With Reservations
LGBT labor organization Pride at Work applauds withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership but puts Trump on notice about future trade deals.
January 25, 2017
Amid All the Noise in D.C., Dreamers' Fate Hangs in the Balance
Forget about Trump's tweets and demand that Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell pass a clean Dream Act.
February 6, 2018
30 Infamous Police Raids of Gay Bars and Bathhouses
Crackdowns by law enforcement have shaped the LGBT rights movement in the U.S. and worldwide.
February 2, 2018