Lesbians Issued Fatwa

(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) The chairman of the National Fatwa Council, Abdul Shukor Husin, said lesbian sex is a violation of human nature.

"It is unacceptable to see women who love the male lifestyle including dressing in the clothes men wear," he complained, adding, "(Masculine behaviour) becomes clearer when they start to have sex with someone of the same gender, that is woman and woman."

"In view of this," Dr Abdul explained, "the National Fatwa Council which met today have decided and taken the stand that such acts are forbidden and banned."

Male homosexuality - specifically sodomy - is illegal in Malaysia and punishable with up to twenty years in jail. Accusations of sodomy have twice been levelled against the opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim in what he says are politically motivated attempts to destroy him.

However, lawyers say there is no provision banning lesbian sex in Malaysia's civil code. The latest fatwa appears to be an attempt to push lesbianism towards illegality.

Now, logically, one would expect that lesbian and gay activists are mobilizing to protest this egregious violation of human rights. I imagine several dozen activists have already started booking reservations for flights to Kuala Lumpur.

Of course, there are times I imagine that I will win the lottery.

Companion post at The Jawa Report.