Gay Malaysia

How much longer will gay men and women spend their vacation time in a country which is increasingly harrassing the LGBT community? The Malaysian government's latest move has kicked up a storm on the internet, with human rights and sexuality activists expressing shock and disgust. It has now turned up the anti-gay notch a little further by issuing a parenting guide that helps parents “identify” symptoms of homosexuality. “Once the children have these symptoms, immediate attention should be given,” warns the Guide. And the “symptoms”? Naturally, the gay community is up in arms at this latest campaign. Activist Pang Khee Teik initially said he didn’t even kn…

Malaysia is bracing itself for a General Election, and bashing the LGBT movement is clearly part of the government’s strategy. http://www.themalays...emies-of-islam/ Mind you, even the opposition leaders are hardly supportive. This from the virulent anti-government opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, who has been hounded by successive governments after being sacked from his post as Deputy Prime Minister in 1997 by his mentor, then Prime Minister Dr. Mahatir Mohammed. http://www.themalays...ity-of-marriage Mind you, Anwar was speaking in court where he is yet again on trial, this time defending a defamation suit brought against him by the ruling pa…

http://news.bbc.co.u...ific/214220.stm Sound familiar? Well, it’s not actually a report of the huge street demonstrations in Kuala Lumpur last Saturday, demonstrations that were reported to involve 30,000 and more protestors. No, this was from 1998 when citizens were protesting about the political downfall and charges of homosexuality (still illegal and punishable by up to 20 years in prison in Malaysia) brought against former Deputy Prime Minster Anwar Ibrahim and heir apparent to then Prime Minister, the iron-fisted Dr. Mahatir Mohammed. As has been detailed in this Forum in an earlier thread, Anwar survived beatings and five years in jail before his sentencing …

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Our neighbour Malaysia has often had problems with gays and gay rights. Despite being essentially a secular and multi-cultural Federation, Islam is the religion of the majority and this is enshrined - to a certain extent - within its constitution. Article 3 states that Islam is the religion of the Federation, and that only Islam can be preached to Muslims. On the other hand, Article 11 guarantees freedom of religion for all. As a result, Malaysia has developed both a general civil code, which is applied universally, and Islamic law, which is applied only to Muslims in personal and family matters. On my quite numerous visits to Kuala Lumpur and Penang, I have always f…

Hi everyone... have any of you been to Kuala Umpur ? Will be going there for Christmas, and I just can't find some decent Gay Hotels, other than Backpackers things.... I would be grateful for your help. Thanks Stef

This is a warning for those visiting to Malaysia. Make sure you know the age of your partner - and do not get caught engaging in anal sex, which is against Malaysian law. A 39-year old Malaysian man who brought the first constitutional challenge against the ban on sodomy in Malaysia and who was appealing against his conviction of 60 years in jail and 22 strokes of rotan for sodomising a 14-year-old male, lost his appeal, according to The Star newspaper. Allegedly, he had sex with the young man on several occasions in 2007. Whilst I have sympathy for anyone facing a lifetime in jail, the fact is he was having sex with a minor. He is also HIV-positive, although the …