Category: Malaysia

  • Global Resistance to Anti-gender Opposition

    Rating: Transsupportive, Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice, October 11, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary See also: Executive Summary, Overview Global Resistance to Anti-gender Opposition LGBTQI+ Activism in Colombia, India, Kenya, Peru, and Serbia September 2023 Purpose and Gratitude In May 2022, we, two researchers with long histories of activism,…

  • Buy a rainbow Swatch, get a three-year jail term in Malaysia

    Buy a rainbow Swatch, get a three-year jail term in Malaysia

    The Swiss watchmaker Swatch produces a variety of rainbow-themed wristwatches. The Malaysian government announced today that anyone who buys or sells one could face up to three years in jail. According to an NBC News report, the government has deemed LGBTQ-themed Swatch products as “potentially harmful to morality. Rating: Transneutral, Boing Boing, August 10, 2023 (PDF…

  • UAE Bans “Spider-Man” Movie Over Pro-Transgender Poster

    UAE Bans “Spider-Man” Movie Over Pro-Transgender Poster

    Censors flagged “Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse” for violating prohibitions on LGBTQ-related content that offends Islamic beliefs. Rating: Transneutral, Metro Weekly, June 20, 2023, (PDF archive) (HTML archive)