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Kelantan, Terengganu di landasan terbaik laksana hudud
Source: https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/514286



Jalan bagi perlaksanaan Kanun Jenayah Syariah II 1993 (pindaan 2015) atau hudud sebagaimana yang diluluskan Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Kelantan pada 18 Mac 2015 dan Enakmen Kesalahan Jenayah Syariah (Hudud Dan Qisas) Terengganu 2002 kini terbentang luas kata seorang peguam.

Pengerusi Pertubuhan Pengamal Undang-undang dan Hak Asasi Manusia (Proguam) Kelantan, Hisham Fauzi, peluang untuk pelaksanaan dua enakmen itu tidak lagi berdepan halangan kerana kerajaan persekutuan kini dikuasa Perikatan Nasional (PN) dengan PAS menjadi sebahagian daripadanya.

Kata Hisham, Kelantan dan Terengganu juga kini tidak lagi menjadi negeri pembangkang seperti sebelum ini.

"Kerajaan PAS di Kelantan dan Terengganu mempunyai wakil yang berkuasa di peringkat pusat, iaitu Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Takiyuddin Hassan, dan Timbalan Menteri Jabatan Perdana Menteri Ahmad Marzuk Shaary.

"Untuk melaksanakan enakmen hudud ini, kerajaan Malaysia hanya perlu kemukakan usul pindaan kepada Akta Mahkamah Syariah (Bidang Kuasa Jenayah) 1965 (Akta 355) di mahkamah untuk meningkatkan bidang kuasa mahkamah syariah daripada hukuman maksimum tiga tahun penjara, RM5,000 denda dan enam kali sebatan kepada tahap yang membolehkan hudud dilaksanakan.

"Kuasa untuk menyusun aturan urusan dewan adalah tertakluk kepada Yang di-Pertua Dewan Rakyat, tetapi menteri yang bertanggungjawab ke atas parlimen mempunyai legitimasi untuk memastikan bahawa usul meminda Akta 355 boleh dibawa dan menjadi keutamaan dalam senarai aturan urusan mesyuarat Dewan Rakyat," katanya dalam kenyataan kepada Malaysiakini di Kota Bharu, hari ini.

Semalam Malaysiakini melaporkan Naib Presiden PAS, Mohd Amar Abdullah, beranggapan masih terlalu awal untuk perbincangan mengenai perkara itu dilakukan dan pada masa sama kerajaan persekutuan perlu memberi keutamaan kepada perkara asas dalam pentadbiran terlebih dahulu.

Takkan tak boleh setuju

Sementara iti Hisham berkata, beliau antara individu yang terlibat sejak awal dalam proses penggubalan Kanun Jenayah Syariah II 1993 (pindaan 2005).

"Kemudiannya saya juga terlibat berunding dengan kerajaan pusat ketika itu di bawah BN.

"Perkembangan sekarang adalah amat kondusif bagi perlaksanaan hudud di Malaysia dalam masa terdekat ini. Sekaranglah masanya.

"Malah bagi negeri-negeri yang belum ada enakmen hudud di semenanjung, Sabah dan Sarawak, inilah masanya untuk DUN negeri berkenaan tersebut segera menggubal enakmen berkenaan," ujarnya.

Tambah Pengarah Undang-undang PH Kelantan itu, sebagai langkah pengukuhan tambahan, menteri bertanggungjawab boleh membawa usul pindaan kepada Jadual 9 Perlembagaan Malaysia agar tiada lagi sebarang pertikaian mengenai keabsahan Kanun Jenayah Syariah II 1993 (pindaan 2015) dan Enakmen Kesalahan Jenayah Syariah (Hudud Dan Qisas) Terengganu 2002 itu.

"Ini untuk menyelesaikan dakwaan bahawa enakmen tersebut adalah melanggar Jadual 9 Perlembagaan Persekutuan.

"Ia juga demi memberi jalan seluas-luasnya ke arah pelaksanaan enakmen hudud tersebut.

"Selain itu, dengan sistem whip yang diamalkan di Malaysia, sokongan keseluruhan ahli parlimen daripada PN akan dapat digemblengkan bagi menjayakan usaha yang sekian lama diidam-idam oleh PAS.

"Takkanlah ada ahli parlimen PN tak boleh bersetuju dengan usul daripada menteri PN sendiri, mereka perlu buktikan kesepaduan kerjasama," kata Hisham.

LGBTQ people are more vulnerable to coronavirus for three reasons
Source: https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/community/133402...-three-reasons/



LGBTQ people are more vulnerable to coronavirus for three reasons.

On 11 March, more than 100 LGBTQ organisations released a joint open letter to healthcare providers and mainstream media outlets to make them aware that queer people are at greater risk of contracting the coronavirus.

Dr. Scout, Deputy Director for the National LGBT Cancer Network, states: “As the spread of the novel coronavirus a.k.a. COVID-19 increases, many LGBTQ+ people are understandably concerned about how this virus may affect us and our communities.

“The undersigned want to remind all parties handling COVID-19 surveillance, response, treatment, and media coverage that LGBTQ+ communities are among those who are particularly vulnerable to the negative health effects of this virus.”

The letter continues to say that LGBTQ people are vulnerable because of three specific factors.

“The LGBTQ+ population uses tobacco at rates that are 50 percent higher than the general population,” it states. “COVID-19 is a respiratory illness that has proven particularly harmful to smokers.”

LGBTQ people are also at risk because our community has higher rates of HIV and cancer, “which means a greater number of us may have compromised immune systems, leaving us more vulnerable to COVID-19 infections.”

The third and final factor in LGBTQ people being more vulnerable is because we “continue to experience discrimination, unwelcoming attitudes, and lack of understanding from providers and staff in many health care settings.

“As a result, many are reluctant to seek medical care except in situations that feel urgent – and perhaps not even then.”

The letter continued to urge those involved with the virus to “ensure that our LGBTQ+ communities are adequately served during this outbreak” and for queer individuals to seek medical attention if they are experiencing a fever or a cough.

The coronavirus outbreak was labelled a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) earlier this week.

WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus revealed that the number of cases of the coronavirus outside China had increased 13-fold in two weeks, and said he was “deeply concerned” by “alarming levels of inaction”.

Boris Johnson, UK Prime Minster, said it has been “the worst public health crisis for a generation” and that cases will “rise sharply”, and further warned that “many more families are going to lose loved ones before their time.”

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Stay safe everyone!

These 4 Women Survived Abuse, Homophobia & Sexism to Become Mothers of Dragons
Source: https://www.queerlapis.com/malaysias-mothers-of-dragons/

Lawyer Asiah Abd Jalil, investigative filmmaker Mahi Ramakrishnan, PR consultant Nadia Gideon and writer Bernice Chauly make up the fearsome four who have each battled against their fair share of injustices, including dometic abuse, intimidation from authorities, as well as homophobia and sexism from family members.

The women then went on to work with marginalised communities in many different intersections, and LGBTQ issues were a prominent topic in the video. Nadia, who is a queer activist and a mother of two children, spoke on her work:

“I believe in myself, and I know I’m not wrong. Loving someone is not wrong. I just go ahead and do what I need to do. We press on. We got no time to listen to anybody to tell us to keep quiet. We can’t keep quiet anymore! We need to support each other and be proud of each other.”

Asiah, an outspoken critic on how Syariah law is unjust to women, provides a Muslim-perspective to LGBTQ rights:

“Even if you want to impose on personal matters like religion, god… you have to respect people as human beings first.”



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Polish actor come out on his 100th birthday
Source: https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/community/133570...100th-birthday/

It’s never too late to be yourself.

Witold Sadowy has come out as gay.

The star, who has been a renowned theatre actor and journalist in Poland since the 1940s, came out to his country in a celebratory interview about his life and career to mark his milestone 100th birthday.

Speaking to KVP Kultura, Sadowy revealed: “For me the most important thing is the survival of the truth. I am proud that I am an honest man. I didn’t get married, and I didn’t have children, something I really regret.”

He continued: “But I was born different. I’m gay. Now I have said everything, as in confession.”

Sadowy, who was born in 1920 and made his debut on stage in 1945 at The Dramatic Theatre in Warsaw, has always been secretive about his private life. This is the first time he has discussed his sexuality.

His coming out arrives shortly after Poland was hit a wave of homophobia from politicians as the conservative ruling party sought re-election. A third of the country was later declared an ‘LGBT-free zone.’

The European Commission condemned the ‘LGBT-free zone’ for breaching the fundamental values of the European Union.

“The Commission position is clear,” said a spokesperson for the EU.

“We strongly condemn any form of discrimination, or violence on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, which go against the fundamental values of the EU and the Charter of Fundamental Rights.”

Hi all,

Thanks to Giga for starting this forum here ❤️
I just found this today haha

My name is Derek. Happy to contribute to this forum!

I have a bf of 13 years and I'm out to my family. Feel free to ask any questions!

Hi Derek! You guys have been together for so long! I assume you guys live together? How are you guys holding up during this MCO?

Nearly 100 Pride events have been cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
Source: https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/community/133589...virus-pandemic/



The rapid escalation of the coronavirus pandemic has led to the cancellation of nearly 100 Pride events around the world.

This week, the European Pride Organisers Association and InterPride will hold the first meeting of the COVID19 / Pride International Coordination Group, which will consider the impact of the coronavirus on the LGBTQ movement.

The meeting will be attended by representatives from EPOA, InterPride, US Association of Pride Organisers, CSD Deutschland, UK Pride Organisers Network, Fierté Canada Pride and representatives from Africa, Oceania and Latin America.

Kristine Garina, president of the EPOA, said in a statement: “Prides cancelling or postponing because of COVID19 has reached 100, and it’s very clear that this pandemic is going to have a huge impact on our movement.

“Right now we must all be focusing first on our own wellbeing and the welfare of those around us, but we are passionate about Pride and we will work together, and do all we can, to help Pride organisers get through this.”

Garina went on to assure that Pride celebrations will continue to “change many more lives in the future.”

Social distancing and staying inside has been advised by government and health officials to help fight the spread of the global pandemic, which has spread across the world and taken the lives of 10,000 people (as of writing).

There are over 250,000 confirmed cases worldwide, and so far, 89,000 people have recovered.

It is also encouraged that we wash our hands frequently, avoid touching our eyes, nose and mouth, and practice respiratory hygiene by covering our mouth and nose with our bent elbow or tissue when we cough or sneeze.

If you have fever, cough and difficulty breathing, it is vital that you seek medical care.

For more information, check out the World Health Organisation’s guidelines on the coronavirus pandemic here.

Gay Indonesian YouTuber hits out at country’s proposed anti-gay laws
Source: https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/community/133615...-anti-gay-laws/



Acep Gates, a gay Indonesian YouTuber who uses his platform to speak about being gay and living with HIV, has hit out at a proposed anti-LGBTQ law in the country.

The bill, known as the Family Resilience bill, aims to ban surrogacy and send all LGBTQ people to rehabilitation centres for ‘treatment.’

It wants all people suffering from what it defines as a ‘sexual deviation’ including homosexuality, incest and sadomasochism to be sent to state-run rehabilitation centres.

The bill has been put down as a legislative priority for the parliament sitting from 2020-2024, although it has not yet been discussed with government ministries.

Speaking to Reuters, the YouTuber said: “Homosexuality is not sexual deviation. This law will cause more stigma, bullying and persecution against LGBT+ people. I’m worried that more LGBT+ people will be forced to undergo conversion therapy and depression will go up.”

Acep Gates also said that the proposed bill would hamper Indonesia’s fight to end an AIDs epidemic by 2030. Recalling his own experiences of being treated, he said: “The doctor told me ‘people like you shouldn’t exist in Indonesia’.

“For many gay people, they are nervous even before they go to the clinics. This is why we shouldn’t have bizarre laws targeting LGBT+ people that would make the prejudice worse.”

Last year, Indonesia was nearly successful in banning homosexuality, as it planned to criminalise sex outside of marriage, and same-sex marriage is not legal there. However, the voting on the bill was postponed following pressure from human rights groups and Australia.

Riska Carolina, the head of the legal division for LGBTQ group Arus Pelangi, said the group would fight to remove parts of the law that have “the potential for gross human rights violation, especially against the LGBT community.”

She added: “Regardless of the morality of the majority, the minority has the right to live as citizens in this country and we just want to live quietly.”

LGBT+ ER nurse begs gay men to stop going out and hooking up
Source: https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/lgbt-er...and-hooking-up/



An LGBT+ ER nurse has begged gay men to stop going out and bragging about it on social media and said they should protect themselves and others from coronavirus.

While many around the world are following government advice to stay at home and avoid unnecessary socialising, others are ignoring the rules.

If they catch COVID-19 they may get seriously sick themselves – even young people are ending up in hospital. But even more importantly, they will inevitably spread the coronavirus to more people who may be vulnerable and could die.

Meanwhile, others responded to the ER nurse, saying people are still hooking up on apps like Grindr and having sex parties. Because people during sex swap saliva, semen and sweat, it is high risk for passing on coronavirus.

Moreover, doctors and nurses in Italy have urged the world to shut down now. They say that if people don’t act, the virus will overtake them. In the north of Italy, COVID-19 has overwhelmed a sophisticated health system with hospitals struggling to care for those who need treatment.

The Emergency Room nurse posted the message on an LGBT+ Reddit board.

They said they have ‘worked countless hours trying to protect myself and others and treat patients’. And they said they only had ‘limited’ personal protective equipment.

They added: ‘And seeing posts saying things about how fun the weekend was or how great it was to go out after a depressing week of news makes me sick.

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Please "puasa" for the next few weeks guys and stay safe!

Hey Giga, thank you for opening yourself up here and spreading the LGBT awareness.

Out of sheer curiosity, moving forward, do you have any long term relationship goals with your partner? Like in terms of moving of out the country, getting married, adopting, surrogacy, etc etc. I know Malaysia is far far from addressing the lgbt rights, so Im curious as to how you manage your expectations while still trying to live a relatively fulfilled life?

Hey there!

Thankfully, we are pretty independent and while the country laws are far from perfect, I think we are doing pretty okay. So no reason to migrate to a different country... Moving out in general is a pretty stressful itself, hence I really hope that I won't have to make that decision one day due to active persecution. As for surrogacy, adoption or marriage, my partner and I haven't really discussed those in-depth yet but personally I think those are heteronormative and we don't need to follow them. Maybe we will end up adopting a pet one day or something. To me that is just an added bonus. I feel my life is already complete.

Where do u guys hang around most of the time??

U guys gt special apps or forum or netwrking apps to get every1 together?? How and where do you guus find ur partner?

Found this about Malay ghey meet up and also previouly watch ntv7 about kegiatan ghey in Kl

Hari tu aku ada jumpa sorang budak dari Grindr. Lepak lepak dekat mamak dan borak pasal hal kerja. Lepas tu open topik pasal gay gay kat Malaysia ni. Dia bagi tau yang ada port gay di tasik kelana jaya. Aku pernah dengar orang cakap pasal benda ni tapi aku tak pernah tengok. Setau aku, dekat tasik permaisuri cheras tu memang port gay malam malam untuk cari mangsa. So dalam pukul 1pagi tu dia ajak aku pergi tengok dekat tasik kelana jaya. Aku pon since tak ada buat apa, aku follow je. Lagipon kawan aku ni besar sikit. At least kalau ada apa apa ke, dia boleh backup aku. Takut kena tarik je.

Kitaorang sampai dalam pukul 1.15am dekat tasik tu. Aku tak pasti hari tu hari apa. Maybe weekend kot.So pergi sana aku dengan dia jalan macam biasa je. Time tu aku nampak la ada dua tiga orang tengah berjalan sorang sorang. Lepas tu member aku suruh aku tengok sebelah kanan aku yang ada kerusi. Dia kata "ko nampak tak mamat tengah duduk kat situ? Tu tengah blowjob la tu." 
Agak culture shock juga la kan sebab buat dekat public. Then kitaorang jalan dekat tempat yang lagi gelap, tak ada lampu. Akan nampak la ada mamat jalan sorang sorang. Semua tengah cari mangsa. 

Since Covid19 issues now dont know they still meet up there.

Most guys I know love to hang out at gay bars or gay saunas. KL is pretty wild when it comes to those things.

Grindr is a very famous app for gay guys. It dipped a little in popularity recently because a Chinese businessman bought it and people are worried about their personal data but it is still pretty popular. Some guy I befriended there introduced me to a gay gathering in KL last year and that's how I was able to network and meet my boyfriend.

Tasik Kelana Jaya memang port yang terkenal untuk cruising sebab dia ada banyak tempat2 tersorok untuk ajak main. Dulu2 masa takde dating apps ni semua gegays kena berjalan2 kat tasik/tandas awam/lain2 tempat untuk cari pasangan seks. Sekarang ni mungkin pak cik-pak cik je kot yang buat macam tu. Old habits die hard.

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which bar or saunas in KL bro ???

Did your family know about u and ur bf??

They are not really my scene but for bars the famous one is called Blue Boy and for saunas that would Otot-Otot.

My mom and some of my family knows I'm gay. I brought my bf to my hometown last month to celebrate my birthday but I only introduced him as a friend to them. It's a work in progress.

So how's their reaction so far? Did they ever talk to u about this b4?

I came out through a phone call. My mom was pretty sad about it and she hopes I will change one day. My mom told some of my family members about me being gay after the phone call and that's how they knew. When I returned home last month, nobody asked me about the gay stuff and I was thankful for that.

However I'm sure sooner or later it will blow up so I'm just gonna be mentally-prepared when that happens.

This post has been edited by internaldisputes: Mar 25 2020, 10:00 AM