Tag: LGBTQIA+

Malaysia has experienced growing religious fundamentalism in recent years

A total of 250 bishops, clergy and laity supported the reforms, while 181 opposed them and 10 abstained

“The government cannot use the Catholic religion to oppose the passage of laws protecting and affirming the rights of LGBTQIA+ people"

The certificates allow LGBTQ partners to be treated as married couples for public services in areas such as housing, medicine and welfare

While the city-state boasts a modern and vibrant culture, attitudes towards homosexuality remain conservative

In 2016, the Senate heard the bill for the first time, 17 years after the very first Anti-Discrimination Bill was filed in Congress

Inherited from the British colonial era, section 377A of Singapore's penal code penalizes sex between men with up to two years in jail

The Court also said that judge's use of his religious beliefs interfere with his work, resulting in his failure to fulfill his duty

“A ‘selective’ church, one of ‘pure blood,’ is not Holy Mother Church, but rather a sect.”

Screenshots of notices sent to the holders of the deleted accounts said they had broken laws and regulations governing online content