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| Region | Pulau Pinang |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | Jul 1, 1997 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1997, Pulau Pinang's Sharia Criminal Offences Enactment of 1996, which criminalised “men posing as women” with up to 1 year in prison, took effect. |
| Sources | https://features.hrw.org/features/HRW_reports_2014/Im_Scared_to_Be_a_Woman/appendix_1.html https://online.fliphtml5.com/myaus/uxfr/#p=1 |
Revision History (5)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the year.
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| Start Date | Jul 1, 1996 | Jul 1, 1997 |
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding start date.
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| Start Date | 1996 | Jul 1, 1996 |
| Description | In 1996, Pulau Pinang passed its Sharia Criminal Offences Enactment, which criminalised “men posing as women” with up to 1 year in prison. | In 1997, Pulau Pinang's Sharia Criminal Offences Enactment of 1996, which criminalised “men posing as women” with up to 1 year in prison, took effect. |
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| Sources | https://features.hrw.org/features/HRW_reports_2014/Im_Scared_to_Be_a_Woman/appendix_1.html | https://features.hrw.org/features/HRW_reports_2014/Im_Scared_to_Be_a_Woman/appendix_1.html https://online.fliphtml5.com/myaus/uxfr/#p=1 |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Fixing grammar.
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| Description | In 1996, Pulau Pinang passed its Sharia Criminal Offences Enactment which criminalised “men posing as women” with up to 1 year in prison. | In 1996, Pulau Pinang passed its Sharia Criminal Offences Enactment, which criminalised “men posing as women” with up to 1 year in prison. |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the status.
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| Value | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | (unknown) | 1996 |
| Description | In Pulau Pinang, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | In 1996, Pulau Pinang passed its Sharia Criminal Offences Enactment which criminalised “men posing as women” with up to 1 year in prison. |
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| Sources | https://features.hrw.org/features/HRW_reports_2014/Im_Scared_to_Be_a_Woman/appendix_1.html | |