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A Malaysian man Thursday won the country s first legal challenge against Islamic laws banning gay sex, a victory hailed as monumental progress in combating persecution of the LGBTQI+ community.
He was charged in an Islamic court in 2019 with attempting to have intercourse against the order of nature , and several others in the same case have already pleaded guilty and were caned as a punishment.
Critics say the climate is worsening for the gay community in Muslim-majority Malaysia, with government officials often speaking out against LGBTQI+ people.
In Thursday s landmark case, the legislation banning gay sex was enacted in Selangor state, outside Kuala Lumpur.