Fridae

The Kuala Lumpur High Court will hear the judicial review application filed by committee members of Malaysia's only sexuality rights festival, which was forcibly cancelled by the police last November, on Feb 21.

Julya Oui, a transgender writer in Kuala Lumpur, shares how she came to be involved with Seksualiti Merdeka – Malaysia's only sexuality rights festival that was held last week – and found a new family after her plan to leave the country was thwarted by immigration authorities.