Critics say the ban is an attempt 'to chisel away at LGBTQ rights. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KUALA LUMPUR - Activists in Malaysia on Thursday criticised a government decision to ban three books for allegedly promoting “LGBTQ lifestyles”, saying it would further erode gay and transgender rights.
In the book, a teacher educates children on gender identity at a school after a student wearing a dress feels unwelcome in the boys’ toilet.The ministry said its objective was to “prevent the spread of elements that are harmful to morality in the community”. Siti Kasim, a prominent Malaysian human rights lawyer, described the ban as an attempt “to chisel away” at LGBTQ rights.Thilaga Sulathireh from transgender rights group Justice for Sisters said the move was part of “a broader trend of censorship that we are seeing in the last couple of years”.
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