{"id":1165,"date":"2026-05-31T01:09:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T01:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianewscast.com\/2026\/05\/31\/malaysias-lgbtq-groups-tread-more-carefully-amid-recent-enforcement-ministers-rhetoric\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T01:09:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T01:09:03","slug":"malaysias-lgbtq-groups-tread-more-carefully-amid-recent-enforcement-ministers-rhetoric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=1165","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia\u2019s LGBTQ groups tread more carefully amid recent enforcement, ministers\u2019 rhetoric"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Recent moves by the Malaysian authorities point to a more restrictive climate for LGBTQ people in the country, analysts say, and this could be due to political competition as well as the visibility of some events.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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An anti-LGBT rally by Islamic non-governmental organisation PEKIDA in December 2025, outside the men’s wellness centre that was raided by the police the previous month. (Photo: Facebook\/Pekida Daerah Putrajaya)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n

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