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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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
WATCH: Muslim Dad Shows Example of Love, Acceptance
A new video challenges the idea that Islam and tolerance are incompatible. It's the latest in a string of recent international headlines about Muslim acceptance of LGBT people.
November 29, 2014
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
Rape and Murder of Teen Shows Lack of Justice for LGBT Malaysians
A young man killed because he was deemed insufficiently masculine is the latest casualty of Malaysia's anti-LGBT culture.
July 6, 2017
Malaysia Bans Possession of Pride-Themed Swatch Watches
Penalties include three years in prison and a $4,000 fine.
August 10, 2023
Malaysia Seminars Aim to Help Teachers Spot Gay Kids
The sessions, part of a government effort to curb homosexuality, suggest that boys who like light colors and large handbags may be gay.
September 15, 2012
Malaysian Newspaper Publishes 'How to Spot an LGBT' Checklist
Beards and gym memberships are among the reported "traits" of gay men.
February 12, 2018
Malaysian Police Say They Broke Up Gay Sex Party, Arrested 37 Men
Police in Malaysia, where sodomy is a crime, broke up a gay sex party and arrested 37 men, including a Briton and a Chinese national, a senior official said Tuesday. Police, acting on a public tip-off, raided a fitness center in northern Penang island Sunday while a sex party was in progress and arrested the 37 men, aged between 20 and 45, said local police chief Azam Abdul Hamid. Apart from the two foreigners, all of the men are ethnic Chinese Malaysians, including three who work at the center, he said.
November 7, 2007
LGBTQ Malaysians Fight Back After Gov't Official Says They Don't Exist
"Erasure of our existence will not only just trivialize our struggle, but also perpetuate the injustices towards us," activist Numan Afifi says.
March 7, 2019
Thailand will be the first Southeast Asian country with marriage equality
The bill grants LGBTQ+ couples the same legal rights and recognition as heterosexual couples, including inheritance, adoption, and health care decision-making.
June 18, 2024
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
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
