Category: Malaysia

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Malaysia suspends children’s cartoon after airing a same-sex kiss… on the cheek

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WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS A same-sex kiss in Santiago of the Seas has caused controversy in Malaysia. Episode 22 of the acclaimed children’s cartoon aired on 16 November, depicting a heartfelt kiss on the cheek between married mermaid couple Rio and Martín. The series, which ran for two seasons between 2020 and 2023, follows eight-year-old pirate Santiago and his crew as they embark on various sea-related adventures, from rescue missions to treasure-hunting and keeping the Caribbean safe. Santiago of the Seas received critical acclaim and a Children’s and Family Emmy Awards…

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Malaysian music festival orders The 1975 to pay $2.6 million fine over same-sex kiss

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The organisers of Good Vibes Festival have demanded The 1975 to pay a multi-million dollar fine following their controversial performance. Back in July, the British band performed at the popular festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  During their set, Healy caused a stir among attendees and government officials after he slammed the country’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws.  “I made a mistake. When we were booking shows, I wasn’t looking into it. I don’t see the f***ing point, right? I do not see the point of inviting The 1975 to a country and then…

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Malaysia bans Swatch’s Pride watches, punishable by up to 3 years in jail

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Malaysia has banned Swatch watches celebrating the LGBTQ+ community under the guise that they may be harmful to morality and public interest. “(Swatch products) are subject to the Prohibition Order because they are publications that harm or may harm morality, public interest, and the interest of the state by promoting, supporting, and normalising the LGBTQ+ movement which is not accepted by the general public in Malaysia,” the Home Ministry said on 10 August. Any LGBTQ+ references on Swatch boxes, wrappers, accessories or other items will also be seized by authorities.…

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Malaysian government funding LGBTQ+ ‘conversion therapy’ centres, report finds

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A new report has revealed government officials in Malaysia have allowed so-called ‘conversion therapy’ as a means to “rehabilitate” LGBTQ+ people. The findings by Human Rights Watch and Justice For Sisters found that the Malaysian government funds state-sanctioned ‘conversion therapy’ retreats called “mukhayyam”. The aim is to change or suppress participants’ sexualities. Since June 2021, 1,733 people have been subjected to programs of this nature. Thilaga Sulathireh, the co-founder of Justice for Sisters, stated: “The programs, while framed as compassionate, internalise societal and structural discrimination and foment self-hatred among LGBTQ and…

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Malaysia launches ‘conversion therapy’ app to help gay people “abandon homosexual behaviour”

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Malaysia’s government has launched a ‘conversion therapy’ app which it said would help LGBTQ+ people “return to nature”. The app, which is called Hijrah Diri Homoseksualiti, was announced on 9 March by JAKIM, the country’s Department of Islamic Development. “Hijrah Diri is an application of JAKIM’s initiative with Yayasan Ihtimam Malaysia to help the LGBT community return to nature,” the federal government agency wrote on Twitter. “Currently only available in the Google Play Store.” JAKIM provided more details of Hijrah Diri Homoseksualiti in a follow up tweet, stating that it…

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Trans and gender non-confirming people on brink of being banned from Malaysia’s mosques

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Senior officials in Malaysia are considering a ban on transgender and gender non-conforming people entering mosques. The move would mirror a similar ban that was implemented in the country’s northern state of Perlis in June 2021. According to local news outlet Free Malaysia Today, the deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Ahmad Marzuk Shaary, praised the action taken by Perlis. He is reported to have said the ban protects the sanctity of mosques, as well as preventing confusion within the Muslim community. On 24 September, Shaary told reporters: “I…

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