No 'pondans' allowed on TV, radio
Patrick Lee
April 6, 2012
If you look or sound like a gay, transsexual or effeminate, you will not be allowed to go on the air in Malaysia.
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2012/04/06/no-pondans-allowed-on-tv-radio/PETALING JAYA: Male characters who appear gay, transsexual or effeminate will not be allowed to be heard or seen over Malaysia's airwaves.
In a Facebook message, the Department of Information (which comes under the Ministry of Information, Communications and Culture) said such "characters" went against social and religious norms.
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"Effective immediately, radio and television stations have been asked to stop programmes that broadcast characters (depicting) 'pondans' (transsexuals), effeminate men as well as characters that are in conflict with social and religious norms because they can be said to be in support of (and contributing to the increase of the LGBT social problem," the message read.
