The Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) began distributing a flyer entitled “10 myths about homosexuality” saying gay people were more likely to contract STIs, suffer mental illness, indulge in substance abuse.
Malaysian Islamic-purity enforcing police are making it increasingly difficult for transgender men and women to live a life without fear of arrest and harassment in a country where Islam is the official religion.
Amidst reports of rival protests from religious groups in the city, Singapore will hold its sixth consecutive Pink Dot event on Saturday 28th June at Hong Lim Park from 5pm.
Openly lesbian Muslim activist and author Irshad Manji spoke about her faith after she had one event at a university in Yogyakarta cancelled, and another in Jakarta stopped midway where she had to leave under heavy police escort as religious extremists violently protested the event.