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Pink Dot Penang 2014, an LGBT event scheduled to be held in George Town on March 29, has been cancelled by organisers amid protests from Muslim groups.

The International Commission of Jurists has condemned as a miscarriage of justice, Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s conviction on sodomy charges

Decision by the Malaysian Government to ban National Coalition of Malaysian NGOs is also denounced by international human rights organisations.

The guide to "help" parents in Malaysia identify gay and lesbian "symptoms" in their children says one indication is that gay men have muscular bodies and like to show their body by wearing V-neck and sleeveless clothes, among other clues.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak reiterates that "deviant aspects such as liberalism, pluralism and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT)" would not have a place in the country.

Gay couples and those seeking political asylum make up the 180 Malaysians who have sought asylum in the United Kingdom since 2005.

32 people were detained after testing positive for methamphetamine at a club, described by local press as being "packed with about 500 patrons, mostly men dancing in an erotic manner."

In the academic setting of an Asian studies conference, Malaysian Muslim women academics could talk about sex and homosex. But any references in mainstream media remain taboo. Doug Sanders recalls impressions of the recent conference held in Kuala Lumpur.

A woman in Kuala Lumpur has gone to the press about a club's discriminatory policy of a club for not admitting ''tomboys.'' Gaydar co-founder Gary Frisch was found dead outside his London apartment. Captive female koalas in Australia have been found for the first time engaging in 'lesbian' sex.