Better track records than even Daenerys herself.
Update: “Akhir Zaman” Taken Down On All Platforms Except Deezer and Joox
By Queer Lapis 12/3/20 Update: Apple Music has removed the homophobic song from their platform. Deezer and JOOX are the only platforms yet to take action. 11/3/20 Update: The song …
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How This Queer Space In KL Is Bringing People Together
This actually exists!
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Shh…Diam! on how the music for ‘To Which My Brother Laughed’ was birthed
By Faris Saad of Shh…Diam! Our songs can come from anywhere. Some were divinely gifted while on the toilet, some germinated from Whatsapp messages, others appeared on the Malay-language tabloids. …
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Catatan Picisan Penulis Lucah | The musings of a pornographic writer
Oleh: Aidan Sha’ari 10 bulan yang lalu, saya tergerak hati untuk mula menulis satu penulisan pornografi di laman Wattpad sebagai satu eskapisme dari kecamukan politik dan sosial yang berlaku di …
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Malaysian LGBT NGO Wins Prestigious SUARAM Human Rights Award 2019
Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) held their annual Human Rights Award last night (4 Dec) to commemorate the organisation’s 30th anniversary as well as the efforts of other human rights groups …
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“Roti Canai and My Mum”: A Malaysian Trans Man’s Recipe for Love and Connection
By Faris Saad My mum and late grandmother both perfected the art of making roti canai. Not the simple, folded square ones, but the circular, flaky roti. Crispy on the …
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Hear Malaysian Trans People Speak Up On Transgender Day of Remembrance 2019
Article compiled by Rania Hashim In conjunction with Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), we commemorate the lives that have been lost to violence and hate crimes. This year, transgender rights …
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PumPang PumPang Episode 1: Kembali ke Pangkal Jalan: Is the Pressure to “Change” Real?
PumPang PumPang is a Malaysian queer podcast hosted by Vesha and Alia. In this very first episode, we take a closer look at the effects of sexual orientation and gender …
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#WomensMarchMy Stories: I Knew I Wasn’t Alone in My Struggle
“I reached out to my friends, some of whom were there marching and some of whom weren’t. I’m thankful for people in my life who were truly proud of me for marching with them and on their behalf.”
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Malaysian Transgender Hero: Don’t Give Up Hope
Speech by KHARTINI SLAMAH. “I hope that the younger generation of activists will not give up hope just because things are not changing the way they want it to. Activism is long journey.”
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A therapist learns self-acceptance through her LGBT friends
By VIZLA KUMARESAN. “They did not feel that they needed to silence or deny their pain in order to be strong.”
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The Right To Feel Everything: A workshop on vulnerability
By TESS PANG. “Instead of hiding her raw feelings and composing herself before continuing, as perhaps we’d expect, Su-Feh kept speaking and acknowledged her right to feel everything, including fear—and by doing so she made room for us to do the same.”
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Losing a Life Partner: A Malaysian Gay Christian Man Reflects
By JOSEPH N. GOH. “Living my life as though it has ended would be to dishonour his memory.”
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