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Contents:

• KUALA LUMPUR GAY TRAVEL
• GAY LANGKAWI, MALAYSIA | THE ESSENTIAL LGBT TRAVEL GUI!
• THE LIFE OF GAY PEOPLE MLIM MALAYSIA
• THE MALAYSIAN GAY MAN FIGHTG FOR HIS LIFE, AND MANY OTHER LGBT ASYLUM SEEKERS
• MALAY GAY
• MALAYSIAN MAN WS LANDMARK CHALLENGE AGAST MLIM GAY SEX BAN
• HOW TO SAY GAY MALAY
• TRANSLATN OF GAY – ENGLISH–MALAY DICTNARY
• REPORT: SWATCH GROUP SU COUNTRY THAT ALLEGEDLY SEIZED ITS GAY PRI WATCH
• KAKIKUKUALA LUMPURMENUHOTELS · LUXURYHOTELS · MID-RANGE + BUDGETHOTEL DISUNTSBAR & DANCE CLUBSSNASMASSAGESERVICCY GUIGAY MAPKAKIKU
• THE BEST KUALA LUMPUR GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS KUALA LUMPUR

KUALA LUMPUR GAY TRAVEL

This is que surprisg for many travelers to learn given that Malaysia’s ernment is strictly agast homosexualy. Malaysian ernment officials have ma dishearteng statements regardg homosexualy recent years. Whout a doubt, I remend visg this amazg cy, but make sure to read the gay safety sectn below.

Gay travelers Kuala Lumpur nnot act as eely as they uld many wtern ci. BlueBoy KL is the only known gay bar Kuala Lumpur, where drag queens perform each night.

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The KL BlueBoy gay bar has been raid before, and police have arrted many patrons. FrhM2M offers gay massage servic Kuala Lumpur’s Cheras Batu neighborhood.

Always make sure to be discreet when attendg or discsg the subject of gay snas when you’re Kuala Lumpur. 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. Malaysia has gone so far as to advise diplomats not to brg any gay unterparts and even ban any pictn of homosexualy the media.

Cizens of Malaysia n be tried specific Islamic urts, where sentenc for homosexual activy are ak to torture. Still, make sure you follow the Kuala Lumpur gay travel safety guil mentned near the begng of this gui.

THE LIFE OF GAY PEOPLE MLIM MALAYSIA

Explore more of Malaysia wh wolfyy’s gay guis to the islands of Penang and Langkawi.

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

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.

MALAY GAY

Unr a Brish Empire lonial-era law, sodomy (and oral sex) is illegal, for both homosexual and heterosexual upl. 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. Universi have sanctned gay nversn ‘ntts’ which clu creatg posters to try and ‘cure’ LGBT people.

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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.

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. Dpe all of this negative prs, Malaysia n still be a fun and welg place for gay travelers.

HOW TO SAY GAY MALAY

Many reports beg surprised by the active gay scene ci like Penang and Kuala Lumpur and many areas lols are iendly.

TRANSLATN OF GAY – ENGLISH–MALAY DICTNARY

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.

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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!

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.

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What gay travelers won’t fd, however, is much (if anythg) the way of events, venu or activi aimed at the gay muny. 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 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.

THE BEST KUALA LUMPUR GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS KUALA LUMPUR

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.