The 20 men were detained following a raid by the FT Islamic religious department, DBKL and police at a popular nightspot in Kuala Lumpur. (Facebook pic).
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Halloween means dressing up as your favorite character for a day, and while the festival is not usually celebrated on a grand scale in Malaysia, it's still.
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Halloween parties in Malaysia aren't anything new nor have they ever been banned unless something dangerous and illegal happened like violence, drugs, ...
The venue will continue to become a safe space to celebrate Malaysian communities and stand against prejudice. The singer said everyone was tested for drugs and described the experience to be extremely humiliating and stressful. Malaysian Gay-Rights activist, Numan Afifi was apparently one of the 20 people who were questioned by JAWI, revealing that they were being investigated for “encouraging vice” under section 35 of Shariah offenses act. Malaysian-born singer Kitnaga attended RexKL and recalled that the crowd was separated into 2 groups; Muslims and non-Muslims. It was reported that around 20 drag queens and transgender individuals were detained by the authorities. Most if not all attendees were actually members of the LGBTQ+ community, some of which were arrested and detained.
A major Halloween celebration at REXKL in Kuala Lumpur attended by the LGBTQ community was disrupted by local police recently (Oct. 29), who then detained ...
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