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Gay Malaysian plans to defy gov’t

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:00:50 +0000

(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) A gay Malaysian pastor who plans to marry his American partner in New York pledged Tuesday to throw a wedding banquet in his Muslim-majority home country despite(...)

Critics slam Malaysian boot camp for effeminate boys

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:00:59 +0000

Amnesty International and other human rights organizations are outraged that the education department in one Malaysian state is sending boys to boot camp in an effort to make them act more(...)

Malaysia sends 66 boys to anti-gay camp

Jennifer Vanasco — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:13:59 +0000

(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Malaysian authorities have sent 66 Muslim schoolboys identified by teachers as effeminate to a four-day camp where they will receive counseling on masculine behavior to(...)

Wed. Watercooler: Was Gandhi gay?

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:14:31 +0000

A new biography of Gandhi raises the controversial question, “Was he gay?” Is it me, or is posthumasly declaring people gay the new black? First Abraham Lincoln , now Ghandi…who’s next? The

Gay-themed film challenges boundaries in Malaysia

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:00:24 +0000

(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Malaysia’s first gay-themed movie could hit cinemas within months, its producer said, after government censors eased restrictions that have stifled the film industry(...)

Malaysia: Opposition leader wants sodomy trial judge removed

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:52:43 +0000

(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) The sodomy trial of a Malaysian opposition leader who claims he is a victim of political persecution was temporarily halted Monday after he called for the removal of the(...)

Malaysia bans Baron Cohen’s ‘Bruno’ film

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:30:01 +0000

(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Malaysia has banned U.S. box office hit “Bruno” by Sacha Baron Cohen because it highlights gay life and has gay sex scenes, an official said Tuesday.

“Bruno” –(...)

Ruby-Sachs: Bruno Banned in Malaysia

ERubySachs — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:10:34 +0000

Malaysia has just joined the Ukraine, Lebanon and the Bahamas in banning Bruno – the gay sexcapade/ insightful look at homophobia in America. I am a great defender of Bruno and understand that(...)

Malaysia’s state newspaper says gay sex leads to swine flu

Jennifer Vanasco — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:00:25 +0000

Malaysia’s state newspaper, Bernama, claims in a recent article that avoiding masturbation and gay sex will help prevent swine flu.

From Bernama.com:

Avoiding masturbation and homosexual(...)

Police sweep nets 70 gays in Malaysia

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:21:19 +0000

(George Town, Malaysia) Malaysian police have arrested 70 men including Americans in raids on four alleged bay venues in George Town on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia.

Police said the(...)