Entry #10542: Censorship of LGBT issues in Kedah

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RegionKedah
IssueCensorship of LGBT issues
StatusImprisonment as punishment
Start DateOct 1, 1988
End Date(none)
DescriptionIn 1988, Kedah passed the Sharia Criminal Code Enactment, which criminalises “men posing as women” with up to 4 months in prison.
Sourceshttps://features.hrw.org/features/HRW_reports_2014/Im_Scared_to_Be_a_Woman/appendix_1.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20180916213341/http://www2.esyariah.gov.my/esyariah/mal/portalv1/enakmen2011/State_Enact_Ori.nsf/100ae747c72508e748256faa00188094/0b007557f57ea76e48257085000c75c3?OpenDocument


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Start Date1988Oct 1, 1988
Sourceshttps://features.hrw.org/features/HRW_reports_2014/Im_Scared_to_Be_a_Woman/appendix_1.htmlhttps://features.hrw.org/features/HRW_reports_2014/Im_Scared_to_Be_a_Woman/appendix_1.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20180916213341/http://www2.esyariah.gov.my/esyariah/mal/portalv1/enakmen2011/State_Enact_Ori.nsf/100ae747c72508e748256faa00188094/0b007557f57ea76e48257085000c75c3?OpenDocument
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DescriptionIn 1988, Kedah passed the Sharia Criminal Code Enactment which criminalises “men posing as women” with up to 4 months in prison.In 1988, Kedah passed the Sharia Criminal Code Enactment, which criminalises “men posing as women” with up to 4 months in prison.
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In 1988, Kedah passed the Sharia Criminal Code Enactment which criminalises “men posing as women” with up to 4 months in prison. Enactment, which criminalises “men posing as women” with up to 4 months in prison.

edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the status.

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ValueNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Start Date(unknown)1988
DescriptionIn Kedah, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.In 1988, Kedah passed the Sharia Criminal Code Enactment which criminalises “men posing as women” with up to 4 months in prison.
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In Kedah, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. 1988, Kedah passed the Sharia Criminal Code Enactment which criminalises “men posing as women” with up to 4 months in prison.
Sourceshttps://features.hrw.org/features/HRW_reports_2014/Im_Scared_to_Be_a_Woman/appendix_1.html

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Original entry
StatusNo censorship
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionIn Kedah, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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