Malaysia's first openly gay pastor to marry

Contents:

• MALAYSIA'S FIRST OPENLY GAY PASTOR TO MARRY
• MALAYSIA’S HIGHT COURT STRIK DOWN STATE GAY SEX BAN
• MALAYSIAN GAY UPLE HOLD WEDDG CELEBRATN
• GAY COUPLE CELEBRAT WEDDG MALAYSIA DPE ANTI-HOMOSEXUALY LAWS
• GAY MARRIAGE COUNTRI
• GAY PASTOR HOLDS WEDDG BANQUET MALAYSIA
• GAY PASTOR HOLDS WEDDG BANQUET MALAYSIA
• ONE OF N.L.'S FIRST MARRIED GAY UPL LOOK BACK WH PRI
• WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT A SEEMGLY FAKE DOCUMENT A GAY RIGHTS CASE
• TEXAS JUDGE WHO DON’T WANT TO PERFORM GAY MARRIAGE CEREMONI HOP WEB SIGNER’S SUPREME COURT SE HELPS HER FIGHT
• GAY MALAYSIA

MALAYSIA'S FIRST OPENLY GAY PASTOR TO MARRY

STORY HIGHLIGHTSHe chose Malaysia's Inpennce Day to "remd keep fightg"A Che-Malaysian, he plans a Che weddg banquet Kuala Lumpur next yearHomosexualy is prosecutable unr Malaysia's Penal Co 377Both Ngeo and his fiance's prev marriag had been wh women (CNN) -- Malaysia's first openly gay pastor has chosen Wednday, cidg wh the untry's Inpennce Day, to get married to his Amerin partner New York, barely a month after same-sex marriage beme legalized there. In Malaysia, a predomantly Mlim natn, sodomy and "rnal terurse agast the orr of nature, "-- unr which homosexualy falls -- are prosecutable unr Penal Co 377.

Islamic Sharia laws Malaysia also crimalize homosexualy.

The Human Rights Commissn of Malaysia cled a requt by CNN to ment on gay marriage, wh the public affairs spokwoman llg "a very sensive issue and not a mon liftyle.

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"A lot of gay people, bee of prejudice and discrimatn, hi themselv a heterosexual marriage bee of social prsur, fay prsur, " Ngeo said. A lot of gay people, bee of prejudice and discrimatn, hi themselv a heterosexual marriage--Rev.

Ngeo said he had believed his wife was sent as an angel of God to get rid of his homosexualy. There he attend the New York Cy ngregatn of Metropolan Communy Church (MCC), which was found 1968 as a mistry that weled gays, bisexuals and transgenred people. Cheng, a gay theologian and member of the MCC theologi team who had been assistant pastor when Ngeo was stgglg to e out, queer theology has veloped sce the 1950s.

MALAYSIAN GAY UPLE HOLD WEDDG CELEBRATN

In his new book, "Radil Love: An Introductn to Queer Theology, " Cheng argu that radil love, "a love so extreme that dissolv our existg boundari, " cludg "gay" vs.

"Given that theology lerally means "God talk, " Cheng explaed, referrg to s Greek etymology, "queer theology n be fed as queer (that is, lbian gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer) people talkg about God. An Asian Gay Man's Comg Out Journey. Pang was barred om the mistry of his Baptist church after revealg he was gay.

"We don't ll ourselv a gay church, " Ngeo said. "For my Church, we do not endorse same-sex marriage or gay ordatn, but we love gay people jt like any other humans.

GAY COUPLE CELEBRAT WEDDG MALAYSIA DPE ANTI-HOMOSEXUALY LAWS

We will ntue to pray for this gay pastor and his so-lled gay church that one day they will see the orthodox teachg of their fah. " Ngeo said he do not believe Christiany is agast gays. "The Bible has been ed to jtify homophobia the same way has been ed to jtify slavery or the persecutn of those who disagree wh the church.

Now an thor and edor of 25 books -- among them "God Lov Gays, " "Gays Love God" and "Our Stori, " a llectn of g-out stori by ethnic Che -- Ngeo is fishg his dissertatn for a doctorate theology at Boston Universy. ) He'll be teachg a urse women and genr's studi at CUNY as well as "Introductn to Gay, Lbian and Transgenr Studi" at Sat Peter's College, the only Ju llege New Jersey.

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Ngeo said the tought opposn he's faced is not om "relig bigots or straight people, but gay people who have ternalized homophobia. 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. Malaysia’s feral laws are no more iendly to lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) people than s state laws.

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. Unr a Brish Empire lonial-era law, sodomy (and oral sex) is illegal, for both homosexual and heterosexual upl. The rhetoric of many policians is very anti-homosexualy.

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.

GAY PASTOR HOLDS WEDDG BANQUET MALAYSIA

Universi have sanctned gay nversn ‘ntts’ which clu creatg posters to try and ‘cure’ LGBT people.

This is symbolic of a very clear feelg Malaysia that beg gay is not normal and agast the teachgs of the Quran.

Siarly, gay characters are only allowed to appear films and other media if they eher die or repent.

GAY PASTOR HOLDS WEDDG BANQUET MALAYSIA

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. So What Do This Mean For Gay Travelers? Dpe all of this negative prs, Malaysia n still be a fun and welg place for gay travelers.

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. 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. Penang Island is a place wh a growg gay scene, due large part to s thrivg tech and arts scen. 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!

ONE OF N.L.'S FIRST MARRIED GAY UPL LOOK BACK WH PRI

Malaysia do not offer much the way of gay-iendly hotels, unsurprisgly. 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.

KL has some gay-iendly hostels or budget hotels, as do Penang, Melaka, and Langkawi. What gay travelers won’t fd, however, is much (if anythg) the way of events, venu or activi aimed at the gay muny.

Although, Penang and Langkawi do have some unofficial gay beach. 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.

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT A SEEMGLY FAKE DOCUMENT A GAY RIGHTS CASE

Gay clubs and bars also will not be labeled as such, so ’s a matter of dog rearch beforehand on where will be welg.

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.

TEXAS JUDGE WHO DON’T WANT TO PERFORM GAY MARRIAGE CEREMONI HOP WEB SIGNER’S SUPREME COURT SE HELPS HER FIGHT

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. A gay uple Malaysia have held what is nsired to be the untry’s first gay weddg celebratn. Gay sex between men is illegal Malaysia, and the untry has already ed anger after sent “effemate” boys to a “gay cure” mp early 2011.

GAY MALAYSIA

Earlier this year, a Malaysian MP who scribed ‘sry’ levels of homosexualy lled for the ernment to open a gay ‘rehabilatn’ centre. Bernama Onle reported that Dat Baham Mohamad, a Barisan Nasnal MP, told the untry’s Parliament that three ten men the untry were gay.

A gay uple om the U. Recently celebrated their weddg ceremony Malaysia, a risky move a untry that has a crimal ban on homosexual acts.

Malaysian native Ngeo Boon L, a self-proclaimed gay pastor, and Ain-Amerin hband Pheas Newborn III, a Broadway mil producer, officially tied the knot New York last year, but L wanted to have a weddg celebratn his native untry of New York Cy uple believ that this is the first ceremony of s kd the Mlim-domated, Southeast Asian untry, which the past has mataed nservative viewpots regardg homosexuals, cludg banng a gay arts ftival. "We're thankful to be able to make Malaysian history here, " Newborn told The Associated Malaysia, homosexual acts are punishable by up to 20 years prison. ""Islam prohibs viant sexual orientatn or behavr, " Abdul Rahman Osman, an Islamic cleric of the Pahang state, was quoted as sayg reference to a 2011 ph to crimalize gay acts on both state and feral levels two Malaysian stat.