The KL Word
Putting the 'L' in KL.
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Even an innocent human rights conference, a meeting of concerned and compassionate people just trying to gain a dignified existence for themselves and other LGBTs in Asia, is a target for fundamentalist violence. You may have read about the homophobic attacks on the participants at the ILGA Asia conference in Surabaya, Indonesia. It doesn’t help [...]

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SUARAM (Suara Rakyat Malaysia), a leading NGO defending human rights in this country, has come out with a statement in response to the unethical and homophobic article that journalist Sarah Zulkifli wrote in the Harian Metro last month about our PRIDE party. This is an important step forward for the LGBT community in regards to [...]

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I showed this film at the Playgirl party at Heritage Mansion way back last August. Don’t know if any of you noticed it playing against the ceiling. Besides looking really cool, the video has a really compelling message. And no, I don’t think it’s sexist or too simple or trying to simplify a very complicated [...]

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Article 8 from Elaine Foster on Vimeo. A short film about the LGBTIQ community in KL which featured the likes of Shannon Shah, Juelie Koh and Lainie Yeoh and a few other activists and/or movers and shakers in the community here. The film was shot and edited in two weeks with the intention to submit [...]

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