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

Contents:

• TRANSLATN OF GAY – ENGLISH–MALAY DICTNARY
• HOW TO SAY GAY MALAY
• HOW TO SAY I'M GAY MALAY
• GAY LANGKAWI, MALAYSIA | THE ESSENTIAL LGBT TRAVEL GUI!
• MALAYSIA’S HIGHT COURT STRIK DOWN STATE GAY SEX BAN
• GAY MALAYSIA
• KUALA LUMPUR GAY TRAVEL
• THE MALAYSIAN GAY MAN FIGHTG FOR HIS LIFE, AND MANY OTHER LGBT ASYLUM SEEKERS
• GAY KUALA LUMPUR
• THERE ARE NO GAY PEOPLE MALAYSIA SAYS TOURISM MISTER
• GAY MALAYSIA: MORN KUALA LUMPUR
• MALAYSIAN UNIVERSY HOLDS NTT TO NVERT GAY STUNTS

TRANSLATN OF GAY – ENGLISH–MALAY DICTNARY

All members of the gay muny should be able to travel where they want and enjoy the treasur Malaysia has to offer, but is important to be aware of the legal and social suatn before travelg. 2013 rearch rried out by the Pew Rearch Center showed ltle acceptance om the Malaysian populatn towards homosexualy: 86% believed should not be accepted by society. Recently, a ernment mister orred the removal of photographs of gay people om an exhibn Penang, claimg they promoted LGBT rights, which is agast the state ernment policy.

Many reports beg surprised by the active gay scene ci like Penang and Kuala Lumpur and many areas lols are iendly. However, is important to be aware that technilly homosexualy is illegal and therefore to be nsc of behavr public plac.

HOW TO SAY GAY MALAY

As a smopolan and multicultural cy, Kuala Lumpur has veloped a thrivg gay scene – jt exists behd closed doors for the most part. You won’t fd any crazy parti like Bangkok or the openns of islands Thailand, but outright persecutn is rare, and ’s not pletely unheard of to see gay upl out and about; there jt won’t be any public displays of affectn.

The suatn is siar idyllic Langkawi, which is popular wh gay travelers bee of s more liberal attus and chilled nightlife – as well as s stunng beach! Bookg at ternatnal, upsle hotels is always a safe bet; is highly unlikely gay travelers will n to any problems here, and there are plenty to choose om, whether Kuala Lumpur or beachsi Penang.

HOW TO SAY I'M GAY MALAY

Certaly, if LGBT travelers are lookg for an out-and-proud gay party holiday, Malaysia as a whole is not gog to be their ial statn. While there might be some great nightlife optns, there are none that are publilly for the gay muny, and is val to be sensible and discrete, somethg which is repeated throughout this gui for a good reason.

GAY LANGKAWI, MALAYSIA | THE ESSENTIAL LGBT TRAVEL GUI!

In a untry where homosexualy is to all tents and purpos illegal, n be difficult to learn more about the gay muny and to get to know like-md lols. In gay-iendly bars hubs like KL and Penang ’s easy enough to get talkg to people, but bee members of the LGBT muny are rarely out and have to disguise themselv, uld often be difficult to know who to approach.

Gay men e hook-up apps like Grdr, Scff, and Tdr but onle censorship is creasgly a problem, so a secure VPN before gog is strongly remend orr to protect privacy and rema anonymo. Certaly, if wild parti and an open and active gay scene are what people want om a holiday, Malaysia is not gog to tick those box.

Tucked away off the Eastern ast of Malaysia near Thailand, Langkawi is more liberal and relaxed than the rt of Malaysia, as gay travelers will soon notice – and is probably a large reason why Gay Langkawi is popular wh LGBT travelers.

MALAYSIA’S HIGHT COURT STRIK DOWN STATE GAY SEX BAN

You will be weled almost everywhere you go: bars, clubs, and rtrants and will surely have no issu any of the upsle rorts; however, jt be aware you will not fd a gay scene anywhere near as bizarre as that Kuala Lumpur, as crazy as Ho Chi Mh Cy or as open and hedonistic as nearby Phet if that is your ma ncern.

Many Malaysians still hold nservative attus to any display of public affectn – straight or gay – although people here are surprisgly open-md, pecially more trendy, upsle areas. As a general le, what gay people do their own time Malaysia is largely only an issue if you are a Malaysian polician or want to watch Bety & The Beast. Sadly the fluence of nservative Islam on mastream polics and culture Malaysia is currently creasg – none of which should affect your average gay traveler, however.

So e to Gay Langkawi for the luxur rorts, dive sunsets, duty-ee shoppg, and mouth-waterg cktails – jt don’t expect to be met wh rabow flags or out-and-proud gay life. Note: Malaysia retas a Brish lony-era crimal ban on sodomy, poorly fed but clus both heterosexual and homosexual acts, wh punishment rangg om f to prison sentenc of up to twenty years and even rporal punishment. Though this law is rarely, if ever, applied to foreigners and should not disurage gay travelers om visg Langkawi, is worth readg up on LGBT rights Malaysia.

GAY MALAYSIA

Bee gay life Langkawi maly occurs onle, at night and behd closed doors, many of the attractns Langkawi durg the day that gay travelers will want to see are the top attractns here anyway. That is if you n drag yourself away om the pool at your fabulo rort – which is the ma attractn of Langkawi for most gay visors!

One of the bt tips we n give you for explorg Gay Langkawi is to pre-orr a travel SIM rd for easy airport pickup and activatn the moment you arrive, so you will not pay a fortune ternatnal roamg charg.

KUALA LUMPUR GAY TRAVEL

Get rtrants remendatn and rervatns on the fly, public transport stctns up to the mute, bar openg hours and, if is your thg – accs to gay hook-up apps to fd out more about the lol scene. Gay travelers  Langkawi should take special re regardg public displays of affectn where many rints may be ls exposed to LGBT culture and likely hold nservative attus…Malaysian people fd this very embarrassg, even wh heterosexual upl. Perfect for startg a night off Gay Langkawi, wns the tropil sun dip below the wtern horizon of the Andaman and maybe even tch a glimpse of flyg fish, dolphs and graceful eagl while you are at .

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

Y, you n fd all typ of people along the beach, but the gays seem to love – and n be spotted all around the nearby shops, boutiqu, and rtrants.

In Langkawi, you would be hard-prsed to fd an upsle hotel that had any issu wh gay guts, but some discretn n be advised this often-nservative society. A luxur gay-iendly beach rort Langkawi sublimely plac the heart of the ancient rart and is perfect for rennectg and relaxg nature and relax. This luxe rort offers refed, airy Malay-style pavilns and villas providg a romantic haven for gay upl wantg to enjoy Langkawi together.

A very gay-iendly rort is tucked away on a hillsi amid tropil rarts offerg a tranquil stay only 5 mute’s walk om Pantai Tengah beach.

GAY KUALA LUMPUR

There are no specific gay bars Langkawi, but there is a small gay scene here focsed around a few different plac, and plenty of gay-iendly bars to explore. Sadly there is no such thg as an openly gay bar Malaysia – this uld lead to ser problems for the owners of the bar, cludg havg their license revoked, but there are plac that are well-known the lol LGBT muny as ‘gay-iendly hangout’. Far more subtle than Kuala Lumpur (whose gay bars really ph barriers) – but also whout the police raids every few months or years!

THERE ARE NO GAY PEOPLE MALAYSIA SAYS TOURISM MISTER

You n meet gay people everywhere here, so often, is bt jt to choose the venu based on their drks/mic/vib and see what happens. Y, ’s no wonr Rhu Bar attracts the refed ternatnal jet set – gay, straight or unirn – bee who don’t want to live the high life every once a while?

If you don’t re about the tourist s Gay Langkawi and jt want to take advantage of some affordable and high-qualy spas, then we have you vered. There are no exclively gay spas Langkawi, but all of the optns will provi no issu for solo gay travelers or same-sex upl wantg a romantic dulgence. An elegant spa cked out wh ntemporary dér and grand marble walls offerg an opulent pamperg experience for gay travelers who sire a few hours – or a whole day – to unwd.

GAY MALAYSIA: MORN KUALA LUMPUR

While there is some fabulo gay sna Kuala Lumpur – and one or two rather nasty on Penang – for now, Gay Langkawi do not have any.

Bee much of LGBT life Malaysia tak place private, we remend gay hookup apps as the most effective way of meetg other gay men Langkawi. The se aris om a 2018 raid on a private rince Selangor, which state relig enforcement officials arrted 11 men on charg of “attemptg” gay sex, unr sectn 28 of Selangor’s Syariah (Sharia, or Islamic law) crimal enactment.

The fact that June is LGBT pri month the Uned Stat is makg me reflect on the ()equaly of gays and lbians other parts of the world.

MALAYSIAN UNIVERSY HOLDS NTT TO NVERT GAY STUNTS

To learn more about the reali of life for the GLBT muny here, I sat down wh 33-year old Anuar, the gay Malaysian owner of our guthoe Kuala Lumpur. Which of the major ethnic groups Malaysia – Malay, Indian, Che – do you nsir the most gay-iendly, and which the least?

I thk the ernment shouldn’t foc so much on the issue of homosexualy, there are so many more important issu like poverty and rptn. Read on to fd out what Abdul Kadir, head of tn and rearch at Malaysia’s Islamic Affairs Department, thks of gays and lbians. It’s important to rema safe when engagg the typ of activi, for reasons I’ll expla below the Malaysia gay life sectn of this gui.