Description:
"...Homophobia and transphobia are endemic in Myanmar, and they?re particularly difficult to challenge because stigma and discrimination are written into the law; in fact, many LGBT people told me they perceive the police force as their greatest threat. Myanmar — like neighbouring India, and Malaysia and Singapore — still has a colonial era law criminalising ?unnatural sex?, usually interpreted by the authorities to mean sodomy..."
Source/publisher:
Refinery 29
Date of Publication:
2016-06-02
Date of entry:
2016-06-03
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English