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.

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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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.

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.

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Aww thanks!

Sadly we decided to suspend them until further notice because of the pandemic + the new conservative government. Next one supposed to be on late April.

In terms of faith I'm kinda agnostic right now so I don't really solat but my boyfriend does.

Different people have different interpretations of the religion. Some of my friends think homosexuality is not wrong in Islam including my boyfriend, hence still practising the "gay lifestyle" while fulfilling their religious obligations. There are increasing number of Islamic scholars supporting LGBT rights too like Amina Wadud for example.

Not planning to "become straight" anytime soon, so no offense taken.

Are you lesbian? Yeah, I have the same observation but I always thought because I'm living in the gay bubble. Lesbians tend to be pretty chill in general right? So maybe that's why haha.

I'm not propagating anything— merely answering a question from an Internet stranger in a thread about LGBT. Clearly we are on a different ideological spectrum so I suggest we just agree to disagree.

Yeah even the public toilets there got warning for gays not to engage in homosexual acts or risk getting charged.

But I get it-- some people love the thrill of it. Plus no chance of getting catfished too.

A queer illustrated activity guide to surviving the Movement Control Order
Source: https://www.queerlapis.com/activity-guide-m...-control-order/

Singapore gay sex ban: Court rejects appeals to overturn law
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52098362



A bid to overturn a law that criminalises gay sex in Singapore has been dismissed by a court, dealing a blow to the city state’s LGBT movement.

The high court rejected appeals by three gay men who had argued the colonial-era law was unconstitutional.

The presiding judge said the law was "important in reflecting public sentiment and beliefs" in Singapore.

Under Section 377A, men found guilty of homosexual acts in public or private can be jailed for up to two years.

Speaking outside court, a lawyer for one of the complainants, M Ravi, said he was “very disappointed” by the ruling.

"It's shocking to the conscience and it is so arbitrary,” he said.

The legal challenges were the latest attempts to repeal Section 377A, after an effort by a gay couple in 2014 was rejected by the Court of Appeal.

But the LGBT rights movement in Singapore regained momentum after India’s decision to scrap similar legislation in 2018 renewed hopes for reform.

Singapore's authorities rarely enforce Section 377A, first introduced in 1938 by British colonial rulers.

But Singapore’s leaders, including its current prime minister, have refused to remove it, saying it reflects the conservative mores of the city state’s society.

In Monday’s judgement, the court echoed that sentiment, saying non-enforcement of the law against consensual gay sex in private did not render it redundant.

The court concluded the law was constitutional because it did not violate articles regarding equality and freedom of speech.

The latest attempt to overturn the law was spearheaded by three people: a retired doctor, a DJ and an LGBT rights advocate.

One of the men told Reuters news agency he was disappointed by the ruling, adding “my eyes are firmly on the road ahead”.

Currently 70 countries criminalise same-sex relations.

RESPONSE TO THE “KEBAHAGIAAN RUMAHTANGGA” SERIES OF POSTERS BY THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN, FAMILY & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Source: https://www.klbar.org.my/response-kebahagia...ty-development/



The Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee’s Gender Equality and Diversity Committee is appalled by the recent messaging posted by the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development on their “Kebahagiaan Rumahtangga” series. Instead of carrying out the purpose and role in empowering our women, the messaging supports gender inequality and robs our women of their basic human right to be treated equal in our society.

The posters depict negative gender stereotypes against our women and men. It portrays that our women alone, are responsible for the daily domestic chores in a household. It suggests that women need to be calm and patient when faced with verbal and emotional abuse. It implies that women are naggers and are the ones that must take proactive steps to breathe and become calm and rational, not to mention the use of words and gestures purportedly to pamper and pacify our men. It illustrates men being nonchalant and ignorant about their role as equal partners and more so that men can choose whether they wish to participate in their relationship and household chores, if coaxed gently. All in all, the posters place our women in a subordinate position beneath their male spouses. It also chooses to ignore the serious issue of domestic violence that many of our women face, more so during the MCO.

Gender equality is a fundamental human right that is essential for the sustainable development of our country. Empowering our women spurs productivity and economic growth. Language plays a vital role in shaping cultural and social attitudes towards promoting gender equality and eradicating gender bias.

Sadly, the language and images used by our Ministry for Women, Family and Community Development is far from gender neutral. It does not have the best interest of our women at heart. It fails to see both men and women as equal partners. The negative messaging shows an unconscious bias mindset of the Minister of Women, Family and Community Development which puts our women at the lower end of society. This way of thinking does not promote growth and development of a healthy future society, instead it is the root of gender inequality and breeds discrimination and violence against women. In short, the Minister of the Ministry for Women, Family and Community Development has failed us.

We, the Kuala Lumpur Bar, therefore call upon the Minister of the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development, YB Rina Harun to step down. We also urge the government of the day to take steps to reform this Ministry to ensure that the interests of our women and girls are protected.

‘Two gay men forced to hide our identities to make our voices heard’: Malaysian LGBT podcast hosts on being queer in a conservative society
Source: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainmen...make-our-voices

• Hosts of Kunyit Squared, an LGBT-themed podcast in socially conservative Malaysia, explore what it means to be gay in a country where homosexuality is illegal
• The duo, who remain anonymous for fear of reprisals, talk about their hopes for the future

“One episode that stands out to this day involved an interview with a person who participated in chemsex,” the Malaysian podcast host known as J says when asked about memorable moments from the Kunyit Squared podcast, which has now lasted for two seasons.

“Hearing about their experiences was profound. It solidified my belief that while chemsex [having sex while under the influence of drugs] is addictive, people won’t stop if they are told to not do drugs.”

Fellow host V adds that even though chemsex is mainly an issue in the gay community, the lessons apply to anyone who wishes to understand drug addiction.

V and J – the pair have never revealed their full names out of fear of repercussions – launched Kunyit Squared in 2018 as the first podcast in Malaysia dealing the with the gay experience.

“The gay experience is multifaceted and is pretty wild behind closed doors,” V told the Post. “In the beginning we wanted to normalise these experiences, but then we realised we also had a platform to raise awareness about serious issues such as HIV and sexism on dating apps.”



Malaysia’s LGBT community faces widespread prejudice, and one slur in particular has been propagated on social media: kunyit. The word traditionally refers to the orange spice turmeric, but has evolved into a term describing gay people.

However, J and V have reclaimed the slur and refer to themselves as The Kunyits. Recording a podcast allowed the two men to conceal their identities and maintain the anonymity of their guests, as homosexuality is criminalised in Malaysia and the act of sodomy is banned under the penal code and the Syariah Criminal Offences Act 1997 penalising homosexual lifestyle and activities.



Malaysia’s two most celebrated drag queens have appeared on Kunyit Squared. The podcast has helped promote Kuala Lumpur’s flourishing drag and party scene, including events such as Shagrilla and Berlin Is Burning (a tribute to the award-winning documentary on New York’s 1980s drag balls, Paris Is Burning).

Another notable guest has been gay comic artist Banana Gayllery, who produces satirical, thought-provoking and amusing sexcapades and criticisms of the gay community.

“After the recording, he was kind enough to draw us in one of his comics,” said V.

Although Malaysia is a mainly Muslim country and socially conservative, J believes that tolerance and acceptance of the queer community has improved in Kuala Lumpur, where drag parties and performances as well as safe spaces are becoming more popular.

Still, V believes that the government should decriminalise homosexuality to allow the queer community to lead normal and safe lives.

“I don’t see the LGBT community being fully accepted in Malaysia within my lifetime, but [I’m at] peace with that. Through the podcast, I hope we are leaving a legacy and helping make things better for future generations, then there will be documentation of what queer life was in Malaysia before their time,” he says.

Aside from the podcast, J and V partnered with Take Charge Today, an organisation promoting HIV prevention awareness, and published a crowdsourced zine, Kunyit Squared Vol. 1 featuring works under the theme of “kunyit”.

“There has to be a realisation that queer people are more than their sexual identities. I’m not just a gay man – I’m also a millennial, a consultant by profession, a son and a brother. There are so many other facets to my identity that define who I am.”

Gay couple asked to leave apartment because ‘homosexuals are first to get coronavirus’
Source: https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/community/134016...et-coronavirus/



A gay couple living in a quiet neighbourhood in Marseilles – which is on lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic – have received a threatening letter asking them to leave their apartment building.

David, a 33-year-old caregiver, shared the note in a post on Facebook after his partner, an UberEats delivery man, found it attached to the windshield of his car on Thursday 26 March.

“Could you please leave the residence because we know that you homosexuals are the first to be contaminated by COVID-19,” the note read. “This is the first warning. Thank you.”

David told TÊTU he believes the letter was from a neighbour living in their building, who had previously filed a complaint against Muslim neighbours who had just married and played “oriental music”.

“I think he is a person without intelligence and education. I think this person is certainly religious and that he truly believes in what he says,” David said. “To say bullshit like that, you have to believe it.”

The two men say they went to their local police station to report the letter, but were told it was “not a threat but a warning” and were encouraged to file a police complaint, which would have no repercussions.

David shared the story to Facebook, where he received a “wave of support” and was eventually contacted by the LGBT team from Bordeaux Police, who said they would try to recover DNA or analyse the writing on the letter.

But David says he is feeling more vulnerable as a result of the letter.

“I look a little more behind me,” he explained. “My spouse has a strong character, he is rather hot-headed. I’m pretty calm. I wonder what it will be next time. Are they going to smash my car? Are they going to wait for me downstairs?”

He added: “I can understand that, psychologically, it is hard to be locked up at home, I think there are some who ‘crack’ a little, the bullshit comes out.

“Personally, I did not expect to receive a word like that about my sexuality. I had never faced homophobia in my life, I had never had the slightest thought.”

The story comes as some bigoted, conservative preachers around the world have blamed the coronavirus pandemic on the LGBTQ community and same-sex marriage.

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I see. Aww, hang in there. I'm sure you guys are already thinking what to do the moment the MCO is lifted huh? Haha.

U.S. Eases Gay Blood Ban Amid ‘Dramatic Shortage’ in COVID-19 Pandemic
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiewareham/2...c/#7d94474533b2

The United States has eased its policy on gay and bisexual men donating blood due to increasing concerns about the supply of blood as the coronavirus crisis grips the country.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it is reducing the existing ban on men who have had sex with men from those who have abstained for 12 to three months.

The federal agency part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services say in a statement:

“Donor centers have experienced a dramatic reduction in donations due to the implementation of social distancing and the cancellation of blood drives.”

“This guidance is being implemented without prior public comment because the FDA has determined that prior public participation for this guidance is not feasible or appropriate.”

The recommendations also mean that women who have had sex with men who have had sex with men in the past year can now donate, if their partner had abstained for three months at the point they had sex too.

It also covers restrictions on those who had restrictions due to travel, tattoos and those who were deemed to be at risk of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD.)

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Lots of LGBT Malaysians are eager to help with blood donation too if given the chance. Hopefully the restriction will be lifted soon due to the pandemic.

‘There’s Always a Rainbow After the Rain.’ Challenged by Coronavirus, LGBTQ Communities Worldwide Plan Digital Pride Celebrations

Source: https://time.com/5814554/coronavirus-lgbtq-...U2oi0U-t1Ll_hSo



The coronavirus pandemic has had unexpected knock-on effects for LGBTQ people around the world: forcing LGBTQ youth back into living with their families in lockdown where they may not be accepted, placing vulnerable people at risk of homelessness and employment insecurity, and stalling progress on potential legal changes that could grant LGBTQ people greater rights. In an ordinary year, Pride celebrations would offer a chance to gather together, celebrate the achievements of the community and reflect on the future for social change. But three months into 2020, more than 220 Pride celebrations scheduled worldwide have been forced to cancel or postpone due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, with rights coming under threat in various places and exacerbated by the virus outbreak, organizers are finding innovative ways of reaching out to their communities to provide alternative spaces online to celebrate.

“LGBT people around the world are insanely resilient, but they face isolation every day in their life,” says J. Andrew Baker, co-President of Interpride, the international association of Pride organizers. “One of the challenges we find today is that LGBT people are even more isolated.” To overcome that isolation, the world’s biggest international Pride networks, Interpride and the European Pride Organisers Association, are organizing a “Global Pride” to be celebrated online on June 27. Global Pride organizers are planning a 24-hour live streamed event, including remote contributions from international Prides, speeches from human rights activists, workshops with activists and high-profile performers yet to be confirmed.

For many, Pride is much more than a one-off party or day-long festival. It’s an opportunity for people who may not be “out” publicly to feel comfortable, surrounded by others in their community. The Pride movement emerged after the Stonewall Riots in 1969, and some Prides today have carried on that tradition of protest, using events as an opportunity to connect with other marginalized communities. “It’s become the cornerstone of LGBTQ communities,” says Jed Dowling, the festival director of Dublin LGBTQ Pride. “It’s our Patrick’s Day, it’s our 4th of July, it’s a symbol of everything that was achieved through the year.” This year, activists around the world were planning major celebrations, from Dublin, where same-sex marriage was legalized in 2015, to Zurich, where a recent vote backed proposals to make discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity illegal.

For others, Pride is also an opportunity to push for further social change. Same-sex activity in the Cook Islands in the South Pacific is currently illegal, and advocates say there is strong social stigma attached to being LGBTQ. The coronavirus crisis has meant that the first ever Pride Cook Islands has been postponed indefinitely, as has a planned review of the legislation surrounding same-sex relations, which has been pushed back from June to September. But Karla Eggelton, spokeswoman for Pride Cook Islands remains optimistic about the future of the event and says that the community is in close contact on social media. “You know what they say, there’s always a rainbow after the rain,” she says.

For some countries where LGBTQ rights are under threat, or completely illegal, the pandemic has made life even more difficult as authorities use the crisis as an excuse to further target the most marginalized. After sweeping new emergency powers were introduced in Hungary this week, the government proposed a bill that would make it illegal to change gender identity in official documents. In Poland, local councils spanning a third of the country recently declared themselves “LGBT-free zones,” and advocates say Polish LGBT+ youth—like others around the world, including the U.K. and Tunisia —are finding themselves trapped with families in lockdown, where they may experience more violence and bullying than in the outside world. “I would say that there is a huge group in our community that is more scared of their current home/work situation than the virus itself,” says Julia Maciocha, Chairwoman at Volunteers of Equality Foundation, which organizes Warsaw’s annual Equality Parade. Maciocha also says that churches in Poland have already accused the LGBTQ community of spreading the virus, as an apparent “punishment from god for our sins,” echoing statements by other religious figures around the world, including the U.S. Such rhetoric is reminiscent of the way gay men were blamed and stigmatized for the spread of HIV in the 1980s and 1990s. The current coronavirus pandemic is already reminding many older LGBTQ people and advocates of that era, and the loss of their loved ones. Given the data suggesting that older people are more at risk from the coronavirus, advocates say feelings of isolation are likely to be high among older LGBTQ people.

Global Pride organizers are optimistic about adapting to the challenges, creating an unprecedented event for an unprecedented time. Several hundred Prides—from the usually-major events in capital cities to locally-organized grassroots celebrations in more rural areas—are expected to sign up. Activists say that in countries like Uganda and Nigeria, where gay people face significant persecution, Global Pride offers a tool for marginalized LGBTQ people to realize they are part of a bigger family worldwide. In Italy, which is struggling with the highest number of deaths from the coronavirus, Umbria Pride plans to participate in the global online event by submitting video footage from past events. Some regions are still unsure whether they will participate, but co-ordinator for Milan Pride Tiziana Fisichella says that whatever the final decision, “ we will have to do it with the awareness that this pandemic has brought many losses.”

For Matthew Van As and his volunteer team at Cape Town Pride, who were among the earliest Pride organizations to sign up to participate in the digital June event, Global Pride presents a chance to overcome the challenges of isolation caused by the coronavirus. Storytelling and performance is integral to Cape Town Pride, and Van As is already in talks with several poets, artists and performers who have lost income as a result of the pandemic. “Our little mantra is that if we can allow one person to be themselves for a moment, for one day in the year, then our jobs are done,” Van As says. “Global Pride will be able to give others that beautiful moment of feeling, ‘I am not alone, I am loved and I am with my fellow community.’”

Kehancuran datang daripada kebencian: Kisah stigma HIV
Source: https://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/507191



Saya seorang yang layak mendapat tempat di kolej tempatan, malah mendapat biasiswa daripada sebuah syarikat korporat. Namun, atas sebab yang tiada kena-mengena dengan prestasi saya sebagai seorang pelajar, saya telah diberhentikan daripada menyambung pengajian dan biasiswa saya juga turut ditarik balik. Dengan perkongsian ini, saya berharap dapat membuka mata pembaca tentang realiti diskriminasi oleh institusi terhadap orang muda seperti saya.

Saya individu yang hidup dengan HIV. Regimen ubat dan temu janji doktor adalah kewajipan yang tak boleh diambil mudah. Sejak disahkan berstatus HIV positif, saya akan berkunjung ke klinik kesihatan berhampiran dengan kolej kediaman setiap bulan untuk rawatan serta memastikan bekalan ubat mencukupi. Ini satu iltizam diri supaya dapat hidup dengan sihat dan bergiat dalam kehidupan harian seperti biasa.

Pada suatu hari, saya mula risau tentang bekalan ubat yang semakin menyusut. Peraturan kampus mengkehendaki pelajar mendapatkan kebenaran untuk keluar dari kawasan kampus. Maka, saya berjumpa dengan pegawai pembantu perubatan untuk mendapatkan kebenaran keluar ke klinik kesihatan. Dia pula menanyakan keperluan saya untuk keluar berjumpa doktor.

Pada ketika itu, status saya sebagai seseorang yang HIV positif tidak diketahui umum. Hanya ibu bapa dan beberapa kenalan rapat saja yang tahu. Keputusan ini dibuat berdasarkan kejahilan dan stigma masyarakat tentang virus ini. Saya cuba berhelah dengan pegawai tersebut dan menyatakan bahawa saya mengalami masalah kulit dan memerlukan rawatan segera. Namun, pegawai itu tak percaya dan terus memeriksa saya. Dia memutuskan bahawa keadaan kulit saya baik-baik saja.

Dalam kebuntuan dan keterdesakan itu, saya membuat keputusan untuk memberitahunya hal yang sebenar. Lagi pun, dia seorang pegawai pembantu perubatan yang mana kesihatan pelajar dan kerahsiaan maklumat sulit adalah kewajipan dalam tugasnya. Malangnya, harapkan pegar, pegar makan padi.

Tanpa pengetahuan saya, pegawai tersebut telah melaporkan status HIV saya kepada dekan kampus. Sungguh, saya amat marah dengan tindakannya kerana tidak pernah memberi kebenaran untuk memaklumkan status HIV saya kepada sesiapa pun. Dengan tindakan pegawai pembantu perubatan itu bermulalah siri tindakan terhadap saya oleh pihak institusi.

Saya disuruh menulis kepada pihak pengurusan kampus bagi menerangkan bahawa saya sihat untuk meneruskan pelajaran. Tapi surat tersebut hanya sia-sia. Tiba-tiba, pengajian saya digantung atas alasan pihak kolej perlu menjalankan siasatan lanjut. Ketua warden pula mengarahkan saya mengemaskan barang dalam bilik kediaman dan ibu bapa dipanggil untuk menjemput saya pulang.

Semua keputusan dan arahan daripada pihak kolej tidak direkodkan dalam apa pun surat rasmi kepada saya, maka setiap arahan yang diberi kepada saya umpama tindakan-tindakan rambang. Segala yang berlaku bukan saja menimbulkan ketidaktentuan bagi diri saya tapi menimbulkan konflik dalam keluarga.

Kekecewaan dan kebimbangan ibu bapa yang memang sudah tahu tentang status HIV saya kemudian terzahir dalam bentuk negatif. Bimbang tentang keputusan pihak kolej yang masih dinantikan, saya dilarang bertemu dengan sesiapa.

Apabila dihubungi wakil kolej, saya diberitahu bahawa saya perlu menjalani pemeriksaan kesihatan yang dikendalikan oleh pihak kampus sendiri. Antaranya, saya disuruh menjalani kaunseling - yang kaunselor tersebut lebih memainkan peranan sebagai penyiasat. Dari permulaan lagi dia sudah curiga terhadap saya dan hendakkan saya tidak menyembunyikan apa-apa perkara. Saya tidak selesa langsung dengan caranya. Akhirnya, desakan kaunselor adalah untuk saya mengaku bahawa saya seorang gay.

Tidak dijangkakan yang pengakuan saya akan dijadikan “bukti” untuk menamatkan pengajian serta penarikan biasiswa saya. Pihak penaja dipanggil menghadiri mesyuarat di mana saya dimanupulasi untuk mengaku bahawa saya terlibat dengan aktiviti seksual dengan pelajar lain di kampus. Mereka tiada bukti kukuh maka perlukan pengakuan daripada saya. Saya terjerat.

Penaja mengarahkan saya untuk menulis surat tunjuk sebab bersertakan pengakuan tentang status HIV dan aktiviti seksual saya di kampus. Saya hampir kemurungan kerana terpaksa membuat pengakuan bertulis sebegitu rupa. Sebulan kemudian, saya diberi notis pergantungan pengajian dan penarikan biasiswa dengan alasan saya melanggar etika pelajar dan berpelakuan tidak bermoral. Terduduk saya mengenang nasib bila mendapat khabar itu.

Sejak mendapat tahu tentang status HIV saya, saya mula belajar bagaimana untuk menjaga diri dan diri mereka yang intim dengan saya. Dalam dunia yang serba rumit ini, sesiapa pun boleh dijangkiti virus HIV. Lebih-lebih lagi dalam masyarakat yang ilmu dan informasi tentang virus ini disekat-sekat tanpa memikirkan natijahnya. Tapi, dengan maklumat dan rawatan yang baik, dunia tidak berakhir bagi kita. Apa yang saya sedar daripada pengalaman ini adalah kehancuran datang daripada kebencian orang lain.

Terlalu sukar untuk saya gambarkan kesedihan dan rasa hampa yang terbuku. Hidup saya berubah sekelip mata hanya kerana ingin mendapatkan rawatan kesihatan sewajarnya. Pengalaman pahit itu masih segar dalam ingatan dan setiap kali saya terdengar tentang penindasan terhadap orang-orang yang menghidap HIV, atau mana-mana orang gay, hati saya sedih dan risau.

Entah apa tindakan dan manipulasi yang dihadapi mereka. Yang ditahan pula, adakah antara mereka yang memerlukan rawatan? Adakah pihak berkuasa yang menjerat mereka bertanyakan tentang kesihatan atau keperluan ubat-ubatan? Adakah masa hadapan mereka akan dihancurkan sepertimana diperlakukan terhadap saya? Buat masa ini, saya hanya dapat berdoa mereka akan dibebaskan daripada apa-apa penindasan selanjutnya oleh pihak institusi.

I know a few Indians too and they are very proud of their culture and traditions which are totally fine. I don't think accepting LGBT means sacrificing your beliefs... Looking at recent trends in India itself the society is getting more open-minded. There was already a legally-recognised lesbian marriage in India in 2017. If India can accomplish this, I'm sure NRIs can achieve the same if they rally and demand their rights in their respective communities.

Aww, thanks man. Wow you sure are a bookworm huh? Not much of a reader myself but good for you! Haha.

Have you fully gotten over your ex yet? It's okay to take as much time as you need to grief. The MCO is good in a way because it offers you time to self-reflect. The good news is you are still young and you will meet lots of cooler people in your life... One of them could potentially be your future romantic partner. Just take it easy.

I'm LGBT lol.

Being online is the best way to meet other LGBT people these days because it isn't monitored much by the government. There a several apps that can be downloaded in Google Playstore and Apple App Store that cater to gay and lesbian dating. In social media like Twitter and Instagram, people will put recognisable symbols in their profiles like the rainbow flag to indicate they are LGBT.

People who are more adventurous can go to bars or saunas.