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Malaysia blocks access to Grindr, other gay dating websites

Mar 12, 2026 / Ankush Kumar via The Washington Blade, Courtesy of The National LGBT Media Association
Music

Judge tosses part of a lawsuit against UK band The 1975 for gay kiss at Malaysian music festival

Feb 26, 2025 / Wire Report
News

Swatch wins Malaysian suit over watches the government said had LGBTQ+ elements

Nov 26, 2024 / Wire Report
News

The 1975 is being sued after Matty Healy’s kiss of a bandmate shut down a music festival in Malaysia

Aug 05, 2024 / Wire Report
Music

The 1975 cancels its shows in Jakarta and Taipei after band’s same-sex kiss controversy in Malaysia

Jul 25, 2023 / Wire Report
News

Malaysia raids Swatch stores, seizes colorful watches linked to LGBTQ+ Pride

May 24, 2023 / Wire Report
Nation

US regains seat on UN Human Rights Council

Oct 19, 2021 / Michael K. Lavers of the Washington Blade, COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL LGBT MEDIA ASSOCIATION
News

Thailand urged not to deport trans woman charged in Malaysia

Sep 22, 2021 / wire report
News

Civil partnerships bill sparks debate in Thailand

Jan 16, 2019 / Victor Maung OF THE WASHINGTON BLADE, COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL LGBT MEDIA ASSOCIATION
Nation

Feeling ‘vindicated,’ Malaysia’s Anwar takes lawmaker oath

Oct 16, 2018 / wire report
Nation

Biden urged to run in 2020 at Human Rights Campaign dinner

Sep 18, 2018 / Chris Johnson OF THE WASHINGTON BLADE, COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL LGBT MEDIA ASSOCIATION
News

Malaysian PM says public caning of lesbians tarnishes Islam

Sep 07, 2018 / wire report

Malaysia

Malaysia blocks access to Grindr, other gay dating websites

Judge tosses part of a lawsuit against UK band The 1975 for gay kiss at Malaysian music festival

Swatch wins Malaysian suit over watches the government said had LGBTQ+ elements

The 1975 is being sued after Matty Healy’s kiss of a bandmate shut down a music festival in Malaysia

The 1975 cancels its shows in Jakarta and Taipei after band’s same-sex kiss controversy in Malaysia

Malaysia raids Swatch stores, seizes colorful watches linked to LGBTQ+ Pride

US regains seat on UN Human Rights Council

Thailand urged not to deport trans woman charged in Malaysia

Civil partnerships bill sparks debate in Thailand

Feeling ‘vindicated,’ Malaysia’s Anwar takes lawmaker oath

Biden urged to run in 2020 at Human Rights Campaign dinner

Malaysian PM says public caning of lesbians tarnishes Islam

Progressives score victory as Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary

Florida’s no-children-at-drag shows law upheld by federal appeals court

Beloved author Benjamin Alire Sáenz, first Latino PEN/Faulkner winner, dies at 71

Dutch prime minister opens World Pride Human Rights Conference

Buttigieg indicates he may run for president in 2028

Remembering Elliot Leonard, generous visionary who helped LGBTQ communities thrive

Progressives score victory as Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary

Florida’s no-children-at-drag shows law upheld by federal appeals court

Beloved author Benjamin Alire Sáenz, first Latino PEN/Faulkner winner, dies at 71

Dutch prime minister opens World Pride Human Rights Conference

Buttigieg indicates he may run for president in 2028

Remembering Elliot Leonard, generous visionary who helped LGBTQ communities thrive

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