Posted on 08/21/2023 6:40:37 AM PDT by Salman
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Artist Carmen Rose used to perform regularly in Malaysia, until a police raid last year put an end to the veteran drag queen's act and fuelled the fears of the LGBTQ community at a time when Islamists are rapidly gaining political clout.
Since the raid, during which several party-goers were arrested, Rose has stopped doing shows, and rarely ventures out in public in costume.
"It's always a risk going out in drag. If there was a raid, who do we call? Do we bring our boy clothes just in case?" said Rose, who declined to disclose her non-drag identity due to fears of reprisal. "They see us as sexual deviants or sinners."
Queer Malaysians and rights groups told Reuters that LGBTQ communities face increasing scrutiny and discrimination under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's government, despite the longtime opposition leader's reputation as a progressive reformer.
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It’s actually climate, as everyone onowd. Makes straight people hate.
No sadly it will be us.
Me, too. I keep hearing about transgender or homosexual Muslims. They might claim they’re Muslims, but they only read and follow the Queer Koran.
That person knows he is a sinner, else he wouldn’t have that statement foremost in his brain.
Reform means I’m a sinner, so I’m following a fake version of my religion.
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