The LGBT issue
We are expressing our grave surprise and shock over the statement by woman deputy minister saying this in the parliamentary session that the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community are not protected constitutionally.
First of all, what does she mean not protected constitutionally? Does the Federal Constitution state exactly what gender are not protected constitutionally? What we saw in Article 8 (1) and (2), is that it only mention that there will be no discrimination against any gender, religion, race, birth place and descent.
The interpretation made by a member of the Barisan Nasional (BN) government itself is inaccurate and wrong as the view given was seen as purely the deputy minister's own opinion. Should the BN government were to endorse the view of the deputy minister, what then will the BN government's policy on the LGBT community at large?
How will the authorities or religious enforcement going to handle such situation should the BN government decides to layout its affirmative on how to treat these LGBT community? Will the LGBT community be denied their basic human rights and their constitutional rights as well. Are the LGBT going to treated like non-humans, since the deputy minister had said that this community is not protected constitutionally?
The other thing is, why is the BN government and its authorities treating the LGBT community like criminals and look at them as the source of prostitution or vice? Why view them negatively, when they are trying to strive hard to make ends meet? They are trying to lead a decent live too and why is the government blocking their way to do so?
These LGBT people are not breaking the law at all. It is just that they are not born in a proper manner. So, why blame them for all these? Why blame their parents? Why need to use the Syariah law or the civil law to penalize them? Will their gender just return to normal after the law penalize them?
Generally, it is after all the assaults and harassment against the LGBT people by the authorities or the religious enforcement personnel, it resulted this community into many kinds of illegal and vice activities because they are not allowed even to earn their decent living at all.
As such, the BN government ought to be blamed for the increase of such negative elements in the country and with the deputy minister's declaration in parliament on the LGBT not being protected constitutionally, it is expected to make thing worst for the nation.
First of all, what does she mean not protected constitutionally? Does the Federal Constitution state exactly what gender are not protected constitutionally? What we saw in Article 8 (1) and (2), is that it only mention that there will be no discrimination against any gender, religion, race, birth place and descent.
The interpretation made by a member of the Barisan Nasional (BN) government itself is inaccurate and wrong as the view given was seen as purely the deputy minister's own opinion. Should the BN government were to endorse the view of the deputy minister, what then will the BN government's policy on the LGBT community at large?
How will the authorities or religious enforcement going to handle such situation should the BN government decides to layout its affirmative on how to treat these LGBT community? Will the LGBT community be denied their basic human rights and their constitutional rights as well. Are the LGBT going to treated like non-humans, since the deputy minister had said that this community is not protected constitutionally?
The other thing is, why is the BN government and its authorities treating the LGBT community like criminals and look at them as the source of prostitution or vice? Why view them negatively, when they are trying to strive hard to make ends meet? They are trying to lead a decent live too and why is the government blocking their way to do so?
These LGBT people are not breaking the law at all. It is just that they are not born in a proper manner. So, why blame them for all these? Why blame their parents? Why need to use the Syariah law or the civil law to penalize them? Will their gender just return to normal after the law penalize them?
Generally, it is after all the assaults and harassment against the LGBT people by the authorities or the religious enforcement personnel, it resulted this community into many kinds of illegal and vice activities because they are not allowed even to earn their decent living at all.
As such, the BN government ought to be blamed for the increase of such negative elements in the country and with the deputy minister's declaration in parliament on the LGBT not being protected constitutionally, it is expected to make thing worst for the nation.
