The Malaysian Gay Man Fightg for His Life, and Many Other LGBT Asylum Seekers

Contents:

• MALAYSIAN UNIVERSY HOLDS NTT TO NVERT GAY STUNTS
• THE MALAYSIAN GAY MAN FIGHTG FOR HIS LIFE, AND MANY OTHER LGBT ASYLUM SEEKERS
• WHAT'S LIKE TO BE LGBTQ MALAYSIA? LGBT ASIAN LBIAN UPLE | | © / SHUTTERSTOCK MICHELLE LEONG 21 AUGT 2018 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT IN A UNTRY WHERE SODOMY IS STILL A CRIME AND NEWSPAPERS OFFER CHECKLISTS ON “HOW TO SPOT A GAY,” N BE TOO EASY TO GET LOST POLIL DRAMA. BUT PERHAPS THE MORE PERTENT QUTN IS — HOW DO THE AVERAGE LGBT PERSON EXPERIENCE LIVG MALAYSIA? IF YOU DON’T KNOW THE ANSWER, YOU PROBABLY HAVEN’T ASKED THE QUTN. VIEW ALL TRIPS “I AM THE L LGBT,” SAYS ONE 20 YEAR OLD, WHO PREFERS TO REMA ANONYMO. “IT SUCKS BEE WE GET DIRTY LOOKS EASILY.” TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP THAILAND SOUTH AI ECUADOR ICELAND GREECE EGYPT MEXI SPA TURKEY INDIA CROATIA BALI JAPAN MOROC WHEN DATG HER GIRLIEND, THEY WERE UGHT BY THE POLICE FOR “HUGGG AND KISSG” ON NEW YEAR’S DAY AFTER THE FIREWORKS. “I N TELL YOU THAT BEG LGBT IS FELY DIFFICULT MALAYSIA. YOU N’T BE OPEN AT ALL.” HER GIRLIEND’S PARENTS ALSO FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RELATNSHIP, AND WERE NOT APPROVG OF . HER GIRLIEND END UP HAVG TO MOVE OUT. MAJESTIC TURKEY TRAVEL OM THE BAZAARS OF ISTANBUL TO THE BETIFUL BEACH OF ANTALYA. VIEW TRIP “I HAVE NSIRED MOVG TO A DIFFERENT UNTRY THAT’S MORE FAIAR WH THE LGBT MUNY, PECIALLY WH LEGALIZED GAY MARRIAGE,” SHE SAYS. “AT LEAST WE DON’T HAVE TO AL WH [BEG NSIRED] HARAM.” SHE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE. LEE* HAS ALREADY MOVED TO SGAPORE, A UNTRY WHERE SODOMY REMAS ILLEGAL, THOUGH THIS LAW IS RARELY ENFORCED. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. IT IS STILL “NEARBY,” SAYS LEE, “BUT ’S OUT OF MALAYSIA’S REACH. EACH TIME I RETURN TO MALAYSIA FOR A BREAK, I NEED TO ACT ‘STRAIGHT.’ I NNOT ACT ON SIMPLE TUNS LIKE HOLDG HANDS OR EVEN PECKS WHOUT GETTG STARED AT OR HAVG MY PARTNER GET TLLED.” ANOTHER TERVIEWEE, JAY*, HAS BEEN ON THE RECEIVG END OF UNSOLICED JUDGMENTAL MENTS, CLUDG “GOD WON’T FIVE YOU,” “YOU WILL FELY END UP HELL,” AND “YOU HAVE MTED A GREAT S.” TO JAY, ’S THE OLR GENERATN THAT TENDS TO BE MORE NMNATORY. “MY DAD DON’T HAVE A POSIVE MDSET ABOUT THOSE WHOM WE LL PONDAN MALAYSIA. HE SAYS THGS LIKE THEY ARE NOT ‘MAN ENOUGH’ OR THEY HAVE SMALL PENIS.” NO THANKS TO THREATS OF JUDGEMENT, SOME HAVE PREFERRED TO LIVE THEIR LGBT LIV ALMOST VISIBLY. “PEOPLE DON’T KNOW I’M LGBT,” SAYS A 25 YEAR OLD, WHO ALSO PREFERS TO REMA ANONYMO. “THERE HAVE BEEN STANC WHEN PEOPLE SAY THGS LIKE ‘LGBT SHOULD BE PUNISHED AND PUL SAMPAI MATI (BEATEN TO ATH)’ ONT OF ME. MY ONLY REACTN EVEN UNTIL NOW IS TO BE LIKE, ‘OH, HMM.’ AND THEN SE. I’VE NEVER ACTUALLY STOOD UP FOR MYSELF, BEE I MIGHT LOSE MY JOB [ THE CIVIL SERVICE] OVER THIS.” AN LGBT PERSON MALAYSIA HAS TO FACE A LOT OF CHALLENG. “COMG OUT TO PEOPLE [WAS CHALLENGG],” SAYS LEE. “IMAGE GOG THROUGH THE SAME TERROR EACH TIME YOU WANT TO LET A PERSON KNOW WHO YOU TLY ARE. IMAGE HAVG TO GO UP TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW AND TELLG THEM YOU’RE STRAIGHT, JT THAT NOW, YOU’RE NOT STRAIGHT AND WHO YOU ARE IS NOT WILY ACCEPTED YET. YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT THE END RULT [WOULD] BE.” JAY AGRE. “WE’RE NO DIFFERENT OM OTHER PEOPLE. WE FEEL, WE LOVE, WE CRY, WE GET ANGRY, AND WE GET SAD. BUT IF THE MOST BASIC THG WHICH IS ACCEPTANCE ISN’T EVEN THERE, ’S LS LIKELY THAT WE WILL GET EQUAL RIGHTS.” *REAL NAM HAVE BEEN NCEALED TO PROTECT ANONYMY. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?
• MALAYSIA’S HIGHT COURT STRIK DOWN STATE GAY SEX BAN
• MALAYSIAN MAN WS LANDMARK CHALLENGE AGAST MLIM GAY SEX BAN
• MALAYSIAN MAN WS LANDMARK CHALLENGE AGAST MLIM GAY SEX BAN

MALAYSIAN UNIVERSY HOLDS NTT TO NVERT GAY STUNTS

This is not the actual acronym for LGBT (Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual) but rather an tertg analogy that perfectly scrib the LGBT youth Malaysia. Malaysia is notor for s ban on homosexualy which any sexual acts volvg same sex dividuals are heavily owned upon and some s, punishable by law.

Jon om the Public Relign Rearch Instute dited that lennials are more acceptg towards homosexualy pared wh the people of the prev generatn (Felicetti, 2015).

Unfortunately, some people took matters to their own hands alg wh homosexualy issu. This is where the upg generatn, regardls of their sexualy differenc, plays a val part securg a better future for their homosexual alli.

THE MALAYSIAN GAY MAN FIGHTG FOR HIS LIFE, AND MANY OTHER LGBT ASYLUM SEEKERS

Des ago, homosexualy topics are nsired as a strong taboo and are often reaed om beg discsed hoeholds and school settgs. Wh the help of the Inter, the younger generatn nowadays is broadly exposed to differenc of race, relign and culture, femism, gay rights and other pertag global issu (DiSabo, 2014).

WHAT'S LIKE TO BE LGBTQ MALAYSIA? LGBT ASIAN LBIAN UPLE | | © / SHUTTERSTOCK MICHELLE LEONG 21 AUGT 2018 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT IN A UNTRY WHERE SODOMY IS STILL A CRIME AND NEWSPAPERS OFFER CHECKLISTS ON “HOW TO SPOT A GAY,” N BE TOO EASY TO GET LOST POLIL DRAMA. BUT PERHAPS THE MORE PERTENT QUTN IS — HOW DO THE AVERAGE LGBT PERSON EXPERIENCE LIVG MALAYSIA? IF YOU DON’T KNOW THE ANSWER, YOU PROBABLY HAVEN’T ASKED THE QUTN. VIEW ALL TRIPS “I AM THE L LGBT,” SAYS ONE 20 YEAR OLD, WHO PREFERS TO REMA ANONYMO. “IT SUCKS BEE WE GET DIRTY LOOKS EASILY.” TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP THAILAND SOUTH AI ECUADOR ICELAND GREECE EGYPT MEXI SPA TURKEY INDIA CROATIA BALI JAPAN MOROC WHEN DATG HER GIRLIEND, THEY WERE UGHT BY THE POLICE FOR “HUGGG AND KISSG” ON NEW YEAR’S DAY AFTER THE FIREWORKS. “I N TELL YOU THAT BEG LGBT IS FELY DIFFICULT MALAYSIA. YOU N’T BE OPEN AT ALL.” HER GIRLIEND’S PARENTS ALSO FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RELATNSHIP, AND WERE NOT APPROVG OF . HER GIRLIEND END UP HAVG TO MOVE OUT. MAJESTIC TURKEY TRAVEL OM THE BAZAARS OF ISTANBUL TO THE BETIFUL BEACH OF ANTALYA. VIEW TRIP “I HAVE NSIRED MOVG TO A DIFFERENT UNTRY THAT’S MORE FAIAR WH THE LGBT MUNY, PECIALLY WH LEGALIZED GAY MARRIAGE,” SHE SAYS. “AT LEAST WE DON’T HAVE TO AL WH [BEG NSIRED] HARAM.” SHE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE. LEE* HAS ALREADY MOVED TO SGAPORE, A UNTRY WHERE SODOMY REMAS ILLEGAL, THOUGH THIS LAW IS RARELY ENFORCED. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. IT IS STILL “NEARBY,” SAYS LEE, “BUT ’S OUT OF MALAYSIA’S REACH. EACH TIME I RETURN TO MALAYSIA FOR A BREAK, I NEED TO ACT ‘STRAIGHT.’ I NNOT ACT ON SIMPLE TUNS LIKE HOLDG HANDS OR EVEN PECKS WHOUT GETTG STARED AT OR HAVG MY PARTNER GET TLLED.” ANOTHER TERVIEWEE, JAY*, HAS BEEN ON THE RECEIVG END OF UNSOLICED JUDGMENTAL MENTS, CLUDG “GOD WON’T FIVE YOU,” “YOU WILL FELY END UP HELL,” AND “YOU HAVE MTED A GREAT S.” TO JAY, ’S THE OLR GENERATN THAT TENDS TO BE MORE NMNATORY. “MY DAD DON’T HAVE A POSIVE MDSET ABOUT THOSE WHOM WE LL PONDAN MALAYSIA. HE SAYS THGS LIKE THEY ARE NOT ‘MAN ENOUGH’ OR THEY HAVE SMALL PENIS.” NO THANKS TO THREATS OF JUDGEMENT, SOME HAVE PREFERRED TO LIVE THEIR LGBT LIV ALMOST VISIBLY. “PEOPLE DON’T KNOW I’M LGBT,” SAYS A 25 YEAR OLD, WHO ALSO PREFERS TO REMA ANONYMO. “THERE HAVE BEEN STANC WHEN PEOPLE SAY THGS LIKE ‘LGBT SHOULD BE PUNISHED AND PUL SAMPAI MATI (BEATEN TO ATH)’ ONT OF ME. MY ONLY REACTN EVEN UNTIL NOW IS TO BE LIKE, ‘OH, HMM.’ AND THEN SE. I’VE NEVER ACTUALLY STOOD UP FOR MYSELF, BEE I MIGHT LOSE MY JOB [ THE CIVIL SERVICE] OVER THIS.” AN LGBT PERSON MALAYSIA HAS TO FACE A LOT OF CHALLENG. “COMG OUT TO PEOPLE [WAS CHALLENGG],” SAYS LEE. “IMAGE GOG THROUGH THE SAME TERROR EACH TIME YOU WANT TO LET A PERSON KNOW WHO YOU TLY ARE. IMAGE HAVG TO GO UP TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW AND TELLG THEM YOU’RE STRAIGHT, JT THAT NOW, YOU’RE NOT STRAIGHT AND WHO YOU ARE IS NOT WILY ACCEPTED YET. YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT THE END RULT [WOULD] BE.” JAY AGRE. “WE’RE NO DIFFERENT OM OTHER PEOPLE. WE FEEL, WE LOVE, WE CRY, WE GET ANGRY, AND WE GET SAD. BUT IF THE MOST BASIC THG WHICH IS ACCEPTANCE ISN’T EVEN THERE, ’S LS LIKELY THAT WE WILL GET EQUAL RIGHTS.” *REAL NAM HAVE BEEN NCEALED TO PROTECT ANONYMY. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?

men beaten up and dragged out of r for ‘havg gay sex’.

MALAYSIA’S HIGHT COURT STRIK DOWN STATE GAY SEX BAN

Millennials Support LGBT Rights But Take Issue Wh ‘Homosexualy’. Millennials: More Acceptg of Homosexualy? Strs, and Mental Health Lbian, Gay, and Bisexual.

MALAYSIAN MAN WS LANDMARK CHALLENGE AGAST MLIM GAY SEX BAN

we’ll regnise gay rights Malaysia, says Dr M. (Kuala Lumpur) – Persistent Malaysian ernment-sponsored discrimatn threatens the rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) people Malaysia, Human Rights Watch and Jtice for Sisters said a report released today. ” He said, “Spegoatg transgenr persons has bee a tactic applied by ultra nservative and natnalist policians, ” and that “The exploatn of societal homo/transphobia has proven a nvenient way to divert public attentn away om ernment failure to addrs prsg social issu and risg equali.

(Bangkok) – The Malaysian ernment should renounce a bet mister’s proposal to crease crimal penalti agast lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) people, Human Rights Watch said today. For stance, December, the Home Mistry banned a book entled “Gay is OK! A Christian Perspective, ” and nounced homosexualy as “clearly forbidn and ntrary to all relig teachgs.

One of PLUHO’s earlier efforts was HIV/STD servic for gay, bisexual, and queer men. The ia of JEJAKA was nceived 2017 when Numan Afifi realised that there was a lack of role mols for the lol muny, specifilly gay men.

MALAYSIAN MAN WS LANDMARK CHALLENGE AGAST MLIM GAY SEX BAN

Numan, together wh four others (Egha, Anas, M, and Ujen), held the first JEJAKA gaythergs TTDI around Augt 2018. Sce then, JEJAKA has held many more gaythergs as their membership expand to 200 members.

A much-ced 2013 study by the Pew Rearch Center found that jt 9% of Malaysians believed society should accept homosexualy. As well as beg gay, he rells a strong sense of cultural self-ntament among Che Malaysians.

But wh the advent of Facebook, he says, “I started to ‘like’ thgs, and the algorhm led me to people I may know, and I realized I uld nnect to, for example, a gay person Taiwan. “I still believe that dream, for myself, and for thoands of stgglg gay kids our schools that were like me.