Asia One News
AFP
Thursday, Feb 16, 2012
http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Malaysia/Story/A1Story20120216-328271.html

KUALA LUMPUR - At least 13 transsexuals have been assaulted in a city in Muslim-majority Malaysia in recent months, stirring fears that a gay-bashing gang is on the loose, a report said Thursday.

The latest attack in Kuantan in eastern Malaysia occurred Wednesday, when a transsexual make-up artist was set upon by six men on motorcycles and beaten with chains, steel bars and crash helmets, The Star newspaper reported.

I posted this to the Religion subcategory because the first handful of articles I saw on it focused on that aspect of the crimes.

I'm a little bugged by how many of the articles I saw using male pronouns for transwomen.

We can only hope that the situation will improve for these people. Malaysia is one of those nations that view outside interference with hostility.

While actual figures aren't given, it's intesting to see the 'Mood Meter' the provide at the bottom of the page claims 75% of readers, expressing negative attitudes toward the story. If it means what it seems then most readers, certainly, do not accept this sort of behaviour, which is what I'm sure we all wish and certainly what we could expect.

We should and try to, highlight examples of religion being used to attack others. But it's good to be reminded that most religious people, of any religion in most denominations disapprove, strongly, with harming others.


Addition.

Checking back, the figures are exactly the same. Also, there still doesn't appear to be any means of reading the comments of other readers. While these figures to suggest that a number of people have expressed an opinion, it seems this outlet is a bit cagey about giving any details.

Reminds me of when ->-bleeped-<-s In Spain were targeted during a period in the Eighties, and lots of them were killed.
Many transpeople had to flee to safe places for protection.