By JOSEPH N. GOH. Nestled in the heart of Malaysian Borneo were the manang bali, a group of gender nonconforming shamans from the indigenous Iban tribe. They probably no longer exist due to mass conversions from animism to Christianity.
How To Clean Your Kunyit
BY PANG KHEE TEIK. Malaysians are panicking about kunyit. We must clean the country of kunyit! Darlings, we don’t have to clean this country of kunyit. But we can clean our kunyit.
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Confessions of a Toothpaste Collector
“I’ll never throw them out. We’ve known one another intimately.” An autobiographical fantasy by ANN LEE.
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Shake It Off: Being gay, religious, and celibate
By F.C. Kumar. For gay men like me, maintaining celibacy is a long drawn and eternal struggle. While some religions like mine allow for sexual relations within marriages, LGBTIQ+ people who choose to be true to our sexuality and identity won’t enjoy this same leeway in this country.
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10 LGBTIQ+ Persons Share Our Most Awkward Dates in Malaysia
By PLUHO. If dating is hard, then dating as an LGBTQ+ person in Malaysia is impossible! We have to put up with so much more nonsense than our straight compatriots. …
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A New Chapter Doesn’t Mean Clicking Ctrl Z
By Karen Wong. I WAS IN a meeting and my colleague turned dearest friend was sitting beside me, diligently jotting down notes. I can’t help but noticed that the sides …
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“I think I like guys… sometimes”
“Mel, I think I’m gay.” I stared at you for a long time. You looked away from me. It was our year of trying everything once. I thought you were just trying it out. But you were sure that you were not sure. As unsure as you were scared.
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My classmate started a rumour that I’m gay…
“One good thing about living in Sarawak is that the general attitude is quite open-minded and tolerant, if not accepting. I see it in the way we treat different people from different race, gender, and age. I hope the whole country can head in the direction of Sarawak.”
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What Do Gay People Eat?
This popular short story by Brian Gomez first appeared 9 years ago in Body 2 Body: A Malaysian Queer Anthology. It is still as funny and relevant today.
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Predictive Text
A poem by Sheena Baharudin. Your shoes will be the first to go. Then your earrings, will be remov[enter] your necklace, unclasped and your lingerie, dropped followed by your …
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Ask Us | Tanya Kami
Questioning?? Are you questioning yourself? Are you unsure or confused about who you are, who you want to be? Are you wondering how to come out? Do you have questions …
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Nisha’s Thick Egg Sauce Crab Curry
A fabulous recipe by Nisha Ayub. This is my own recipe of crab curry with thick egg sauce that I cook for my loved ones. You can taste both Malay …
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Gender education, not gender test, will end discrimination against Sajat
We, the undersigned, are deeply concerned over the speculation and scrutiny of Nur Sajat’s gender identity and the escalation of events concerning this matter. We echo Nur Sajat’s assertion that …
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