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Why should Transgender Malaysians vote?

By NISHA AYUB. "They can deny us our right to our gender identity and sexuality but they cannot deny us our right to VOTE."

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Who should LGBTIQ Malaysians vote for if neither side wants us?

By VINODH PILLAI. One side considers LGBTIQ Malaysians a disease. The other side considers us a liability. Who should we vote for? This is our dilemma at GE14.

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If you think queerness is a western thing, this thread has news for you

by DORIAN WILDE. From the #CampurLGBT campaign comes this epic tweet thread by Malaysian trans man Dorian Wilde providing an overview of the history of queerness in Malaysia.

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We have been brainwashed to believe this land is not queer

By VINODH PILLAI & PRITHA KHANDHAR. Trans women could get legal gender change recognition by local authorities, subject to specific terms, while genderfluid courtiers and palace officials were given special ...

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A Divinely-Inspired Gender: The Manang Bali Shamans of Sarawak

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 ...

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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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PELANGI Campaign condemns Minister Nazri Aziz’s ‘pondan’ slur

Pelangi Campaign condemns Tourism and Culture Minister Nazri Aziz’s recent remark using the word pondan (sissy) as an insult. We denounce the use of all forms of abusive and homophobic ...