These state-sponsored activities are harmful by design as they employ rehabilitation and conversion practices which aim to curb and suppress the actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression of LGBT persons. They also encourage others to intervene in the private and public lives of LGBT persons.
Statement of ASEAN Civil Society Organizations on the Full Enforcement of Sharia Law in Brunei Darussalam
“By adopting conservative views of morality and excessive punishments, Brunei essentially legitimizes violence. The law and its enforcement will encourage extremist and fundamentalist groups in the region to continue sowing fear, social discord and violence.”
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How Selective Liberal Outrage Against Brunei Is Missing The Point
By PANG KHEE TEIK. “Brunei’s Sharia Penal Code is designed to silence dissent, the first line of resistance against all forms of oppression. These laws push everyone further back into the closet of citizenship.”
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One Daughter’s Tribute to Her Mom & The Women Who Marched
By NATASHA GIDEON. “A picture surfaced: my mother, at the top of her lungs, shouting for change so loudly that I could hear her through the picture.”
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Statement on Women’s March: The Government Must Provide Protection, Not Persecution
“The government’s response to target the organisers and marginalised women for exercising their right to assembly and expression in the month of International Women’s Day is not only ironic but also oppressive and regressive.”
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20 Ways to Promote LGBT Activities like an LGBT Activist
The Malaysian government likes to accuse LGBT activists of promoting LGBT activities, even when they don’t know what that means, so Pang Khee Teik decided to show everyone how to promote LGBT activities properly.
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Muah Semua! Ciuman Mulut Laser Temah Tonggek!
“Netizen apatah lagi, berlumba-lumba dahagakan cerita busuk dan lucu tentang Mak Nyah. Cerita Mak Nyah seperti oksigen. “
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Rise of crimes and violence against trans women needs urgent attention
On January 1, 2019, a body of a trans woman was found along Jalan Batu Nilai in Klang. Preliminary reports show that she had sustained a number of injuries on …
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Deaf gay man on dealing with rejection from everywhere
By ANTHONY CHONG. Rejected by the deaf community for being gay and rejected by the gay community for being deaf, where can I go?
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Queer Panic: How did we get here?
“The story wasn’t always like this. Fluid gender and sexual identities didn’t always induce panic in Malaysia.”
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Thank you for calling Homosexuality Tech Support, how can we help you?
By FARIS SAAD. “Millions of ringgit have been wasted on apps, activities and plans designed around a gross misunderstanding of who we are.”
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Curing Discrimination: Making Healthcare Inclusive for LGBT People
By NADIA GIDEON, THILAGA & PANG KHEE TEIK. “Acceptance of LGBT people into health systems, communities, and civic life is a vital step towards a more vibrant, healthy Malaysia.”
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What if they were our daughters?
By NADIA GIDEON. “As a mother of two, I am outraged. I am fuming.”
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Tiada akses kepada keadilan bagi LGBT dalam sistem perundingan
Oleh JUSTICE FOR SISTERS. “Kes sebatan dua orang wanita di Terengganu pada 3hb September merupakan satu titik hitam yang traumatik bagi rakyat Malaysia, terutamanya individu LGBT dan golongan wanita.”
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