Human rights in Malaysia
The Constitution of Malaysia forbids discrimination against citizens based on sex, religion, and race.
Indigenous people[change | change source]
Although the constitution accords a "special position" in Article 153, to Bumiputera. They are the indigenous peoples of Malaysia including ethnic Malays and members of tribes indigenous to the states of Sabah and Sarawak in eastern Malaysia.
LGBT rights[change | change source]
Both section 377 of the Penal Code and several state-level laws criminalise homosexuality and sodomy.[1] Laws forbidding sodomy and unnatural carnal intercourse are occasionally enforced. There is also social prejudice founded in the Islamic view of homosexuality.[2] Although the situation is getting better.
Gays[change | change source]
Gays are not permitted to appear in the state media.[3] And they cannot be depicted in films unless they "repent" or die.[4]
Court decision[change | change source]
In February 2021, a court declared that any state laws within Malaysia cannot be in conflict or override with clear federal laws banning gay sex.[5][6]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Rethinking Malaysia's sodomy laws". The Nut Graph. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ↑ "2010 Human Rights Report: Malaysia". US Department of State. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ↑ "Gays are not permitted to appear in the state media". ILGA. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ "Malaysia Gay Film Characters OK, If They Go Straight". The Advocate. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ↑ "A Malaysian man has won a landmark challenge against Islamic laws banning gay sex".
- ↑ "Malaysian man wins landmark challenge against Muslim gay sex ban".
