Malaysian Minister Condemns LGBT+ Presence At Women’s March

Mujahid Yusof Rawa, a Malaysian minister, has condemned the use of LGBT+ symbols and rhetoric at a demonstration organised for International Women’s Day, reports Reuters.

The 300 people taking part in the protest were asking for an end to violence against women, a ban on child marriage, and an end to “all violence based on gender and sexual orientation.”In many photos, several rainbow flags could be seen amongst the protestors.

“I am very shocked with the actions of certain parties… that misused democratic space in order to defend things that are wrong from the point of view of Islam,” Mujahid said.

“As I have said before, the government is very firm that LGBT practice will not be accepted at all in this country.”

The protest organisers wrote in response: “The government cannot be selective in carrying out this duty to only particular groups of women, but must apply this to all everyone regardless of ethnicity, age, ability, location, gender or sexuality. This includes not only lesbian, bisexual, intersex, queer and trans women, but also indigenous women, young women, women domestic workers, women with disabilities, rural women, single women, heterosexual women and more.

“The specific and deliberate non-recognition of LBTIQ women acts as an attempt to exclude and erase an entire segment of the population of women. Without such an intersectional and inclusive approach, all of our measures towards building a more peaceful, harmonious and developed nation will be hampered.”

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