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Don’t say ‘LGBT’, says Malaysia official. Say ‘deviant culture’ instead

Contributing Writer — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:23:47 +0000

But Malaysia human rights agency opposes effort to reduce LGBT presence online. Malaysia’s minister of religious affairs has declared that the term “LGBT” promotes illegal same-sex sexual relations and asks people to use the term “deviant culture” instead. The Malayian human rights commission denounced the suggestion. Attitude magazine reported: Malaysian minister urges citizens to replace…

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2025 LGBTQ rights update: Many bright spots in Asia amid the gloom

Rob Salerno — Sat, 03 Jan 2026 14:40:15 +0000

One of a series of updates about LGBTQ rights internationally, region by region LGBTQ rights journalist Rob Salerno, an editor for Erasing 76 Crimes, surveys the status of LGBTQ rights and marriage equality in this series. (Click here to subscribe to his LGBTQ Global newsletter.) East and Southeast Asia Japan: The long slow march to eventual same-sex marriage…

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Tunisia and Malaysia arrest dozens of queer people in escalating crackdowns

Contributing Writer — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 12:37:35 +0000

Both Tunisia and Malaysia have seen an increase in anti-LGBT rhetoric and arrests LGBT people in Tunisia and Malaysia have been targeted by police in recent escalating anti-gay crackdowns, with mass arrests happening in both countries this month. Below are a modestly edited versions of an Agence France-Presse report on the Tunisian events, and an…

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Activists demand Malaysian city remove anti‑LGBT billboards

Contributing Writer — Wed, 21 May 2025 18:27:07 +0000

State of Terengganu has a track record of discrimination against LGBTQ people The city council of Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia is defending an anti-LGBTQ billboard it erected that has attracted opposition from human rights organizations. The billboards include an illustration of two men holding hands below a heart in a circle with a red line through…

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Global update: The struggle for LGBTQ rights continues in Asia

Rob Salerno — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 14:26:50 +0000

Third in a series of updates about LGBTQ rights internationally, region by region LGBTQ rights journalist Rob Salerno, an editor for Erasing 76 Crimes, surveys the status of LGBTQ rights and marriage equality in this series, which started with overviews of Africa and of the Caribbean, Central America and South America. (Click here to subscribe to…

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Anti-trans raid in Malaysia: ‘a worrying disregard for human rights’

Colin Stewart — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 17:59:56 +0000

‘End dehumanisation of transgender people’, trans advocacy group pleads CLICK to receive an email notice of each new Erasing 76 Crimes article Religious police in Malaysia arrested five trans women in an anti-trans raid on a massage parlor in the city of Ipoh in northwestern Malaysia in early December. They were charged with cross-dressing and…

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Transgender Day of Remembrance: Plea for police protection for trans Malaysians

Colin Stewart — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 22:26:22 +0000

Transgender Day of Remembrance: Police protection is key in addressing violence against trans and gender-diverse people CLICK to receive an email notice of each new Erasing 76 Crimes article The Malaysian trans advocacy group Justice for Sisters has called for police respond more effectively and professionally to incidents of anti-trans violence. This is the statement…

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Global LGBT activists gather for Human Rights Campaign summit in DC

Colin Stewart — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 12:37:52 +0000

32 activists take part in HRC global summit in D.C., including US envoy for LGBTQ+ rights CLICK to receive an email notice of each new Erasing 76 Crimes article Human Rights Campaign, one of the leading US advocacy groups for LGBTQ+ rights, held its annual summit in Washington, D.C., two weeks ago, gathering activists from…

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Malaysia bans rainbow watches; prime minister warns against harassment

Colin Stewart — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 13:00:43 +0000

Anwar Ibrahim counsels against ‘excessive action or harassment’ of LGBT Malaysians CLICK to receive an email notice of each new Erasing 76 Crimes article Malaysia’ The Star reported: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says that no excessive action or harassment against those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT), will be allowed.…

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LGBTQ fears grow in Malaysia as Islamists shatter reform hopes

Colin Stewart — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 17:25:07 +0000

Life is hard and getting harder for LGBTQ people in Malaysia CLICK to receive an email notice of each new Erasing 76 Crimes article Life is getting harder for LGBTQ Malaysians. Their human rights are not respected. They are frequent targets of discrimination and violence. And now, in the multi-ethnic country with a dual-track legal…

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