Malaysian LGBTQ retreat faces conservative backlash: ‘we are not criminals’

A camping retreat marketed as “Glamping With Pride” has become Malaysia’s latest LGBTQ flashpoint after a poster for the event went viral, triggering outcry among Islamic authorities and a police investigation. Jejaka, an organisation supporting gay, bisexual and queer men, said this weekend’s planned retreat was “lawful camping activities at a registered venue [that] does not violate any Malaysian law”. “Camping, gatherings and community education are legal activities in the country,” it said...