Empty Closets Coming Out Resources and a Safe Place to Chat
Welcome Forum Chat Room Resources News Members

Go Back   Empty Closets - A safe online community for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered people coming out > General Chat > LGBT News, Rights, Issues and Equality

LGBT News, Rights, Issues and Equality LGBT related news stories, legal issues, age of consent and marriage laws, equality and inequality, direct action etc.

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 3rd Nov 2011, 07:48 PM   #1
EC Addict
Full Member
 
Dan82's Avatar
 

Gender: Male
Orientation: More gay than Bi
Out Status: Not hiding but not many people know
Location: Chicago IL
Age: 30
Posts: 4,295
Join Date: Dec 2009


Default Police ban gay arts festival as threat to public order in Muslim-majority Malaysia

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/...shM_story.html



Quote:
This year’s five-day festival — starting Nov. 9 at a private arts center and themed “Queer Without Fear” — featured planned musical performances of “queer anthems sung by fierce local singers and drag divas who know what it means to love out loud and proud,” organizers said.

But after criticism by the deputy prime minister and plans by several Muslim nongovernment groups to protest, police ordered the event to be canceled.

Authorities will “prevent any function relating to the program,” deputy police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said in a statement run by national Bernama news agency and confirmed by police representatives.

Many organizations “feared the program could create disharmony, enmity and disturb public order,” Khalid said.

Earlier Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin had described the event as “inappropriate” and a “waste of time,” according to Bernama.

Gay rights activists did not immediately respond. Earlier, they had said the festival was meant to counter widespread homophobia in this socially conservative Asian nation, where a young gay man received death threats last year after posting a YouTube clip defending his sexuality.

“Asking us to keep quiet is asking us to take your abuse with a smile ... it’s time to put a stop to all the hate and misunderstanding and abuse,” festival spokesman Pang Khee Teik said in an online statement posted Thursday before the event was banned...




http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/...shM_story.html
Dan82 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 3rd Nov 2011, 08:01 PM   #2
Well Known
Full Member
 

Gender: Male
Orientation: Gay
Out Status: Everyone that matters except for extended family.
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 114
Join Date: Oct 2011


Default Re: Police ban gay arts festival as threat to public order in Muslim-majority Malaysi

I have no words for this, so I'll just leave an image:

Drowzee64 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 3rd Nov 2011, 11:46 PM   #3
EC Addict
Full Member
 
Revan's Avatar
 

Gender: M for MEEP!
Orientation: Mutant and Proud
Out Status: Out to everyone
Location: Windsor, Ontario
Age: 24
Posts: 6,569
Join Date: Jun 2005


Default Re: Police ban gay arts festival as threat to public order in Muslim-majority Malaysi

Sadly your image failed to be produced...
__________________
"Is there some reason my coffee isn't here? Has she died or something?" - Miranda Priestly.
Strength is not defined by physical capacity, but by indomitable will. ~ Mahatma Gandhi
Procrastination is like masturbation, in the end you just wind up screwing yourself.
Revan is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 4th Nov 2011, 08:00 PM   #4
Well Known
Full Member
 

Gender: Male
Orientation: Gay
Out Status: Everyone that matters except for extended family.
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 114
Join Date: Oct 2011


Default Re: Police ban gay arts festival as threat to public order in Muslim-majority Malaysi

Darnit. Oh well.
Drowzee64 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Canadian Forces Introduce Dress Code for Transsexual Soldiers Dan82 LGBT News, Rights, Issues and Equality 22 16th Aug 2011 09:24 PM


All times are GMT -7. The time now is 04:22 AM.


Powered by vBulletin®
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
SEO by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright ©2004 - 2012, Empty Closets. The Empty Closets name and logo are registered trademarks.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11