Malaysia
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22 January 2013Malaysia: Ex-PM wins defamation lawsuit against paper which alleged he was pro-LGBT 5 Former deputy prime minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim has won a lawsuit against a newspaper on the grounds that articles about him 'distorted' the truth by painting him as a gay rights supporter. -
27 November 2012Malaysia: Islamic political party members to protest against Elton John concert 9 Members of a Malaysian Islamic political party are set to protest against the appearance of Elton John in the country's capital on Saturday evening. -
14 September 2012Malaysian government criticised for hosting seminars to spot ‘gay children’ 9 The Malaysian government has been criticised by Amnesty International for hosting a series of seminars for parents and teachers, claiming how to identify if a child is gay. -
31 August 2012Malaysia: Court case challenges trans “discrimination” law 2 Four trans women in Malaysia have begun action to challenge the Islamic law which forbids them from behaving and dressing like women. -
7 August 2012Malaysian gay couple hold wedding celebration 3 A gay couple in Malaysia have held what is considered to be the country's first gay wedding celebration.
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19 May 2012Malaysia: Muslim lesbian activist launches controversial book 21 A Canadian Muslim has launched a controversial new book on liberal Islam in Malaysia, where the majority of citizens are Muslim, despite attempts by a government minister to ban the event. -
6 April 2012State-run TV in Malaysia to ‘ban’ programmes featuring gay characters 18 The Malaysian Information Department has banned television shows which feature gay characters, starting with state-run channels. The country’s Deputy Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Maglin Dennis D'Cruz said the ban would be effective immediately beginning with state-owned TV and radio stations. -
5 April 2012Malaysia announces funding for counsellors to tackle gay ‘phenomenon’ 34 Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced funding yesterday to enable counsellors to tackle "sexual orientation disorders like LGBT".
