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Police raid Malaysian gay bar to ‘stop the spread of LGBT culture in society’

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Tags: malaysia, homophobia, venues, policing, society, bars.gay, police, police raids, author.ella braidwood, source.thepinknews, short read
https://www.thepinknews.com/2018/08/18/police-raid-malaysian-gay-bar-to-stop-the-spread-of-lgbt-culture-in-society/

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Authors
Ella Braidwood
Published
Aug 18 2018
Word count
316 words

2 comments

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    Torgine
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    I don’t mean to step on toes here but it was a stupid idea to open a gay bar in Malaysia in the first place due to the Government being... conservative as hell. Honestly, the whole South East...

    I don’t mean to step on toes here but it was a stupid idea to open a gay bar in Malaysia in the first place due to the Government being... conservative as hell.

    Honestly, the whole South East Asian region leans on the conservative side. Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia etc.

    Though over in Singapore’s side, we’re taking steps towards being progressive such as the Pink Dot.

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    1. spctrvl
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      Gotta start somewhere. The Stonewall riots in the US were a watershed moment for LGBT activism, and they were caused by the police raiding a gay bar.

      Gotta start somewhere. The Stonewall riots in the US were a watershed moment for LGBT activism, and they were caused by the police raiding a gay bar.

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