A major Halloween celebration at REXKL in Kuala Lumpur attended by the LGBTQ community was disrupted by local police recently (Oct. 29), who then detained 20 people for allegedly inciting vice and cross-dressing, human-rights activists said on Sunday. The raid was "traumatising and frightening," according to activist Numan Afifi, who…
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's Islamic religious authorities on Monday questioned 18 people detained during a Halloween party attended by members.
Malaysia's Islamic religious officers broke up a large Halloween party attended by the LGBT community and arrested 20 people for cross-dressing and allegedly encouraging vice, activists said Sunday. Activist Numan Afifi who was among those arrested at the event in Kuala Lumpur late Saturday described the raid as "traumatizing and harrowing." "About 40 religious officers…