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Key issue of concern to GP: Film in movie theatres cannot contain any
scenes related to LGBT
Important details:
Abdul Halim Abdul Hamid, chairman of the censorship board, argued
Wednesday that Malaysia was not preventing the movie from being
screened.
Causes:
Malaysia is a majority-Muslim country, and sodomy is illegal there,
although the law is seldom enforced and a lot of children are going to be
watching the film thus it must be removed of any LGBT
scenes
Implications:
Proponents are pushing for censorship because it limits the exposure of
people and children to LGBT behavior which is deemed as socially
unacceptable