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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa003.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.loyarburok.com/2010/10/16/you-were-too-shy-to-ask-about-seksualiti-merdeka/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.loyarburok.com/2010/10/16/you-were-too-shy-to-ask-about-seksualiti-merdeka/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.loyarburok.com\/2010\/10\/16\/you-were-too-shy-to-ask-about-seksualiti-merdeka\/","crawl_time":1775587488,"first_indexed_time":1526015542,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,loyarburok!www,\/2010\/10\/16\/you-were-too-shy-to-ask-about-seksualiti-merdeka\/ s443","src_root_hash":"18310572567279057803","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"10 Things: You were too shy to ask about Seksualiti Merdeka - LoyarBurok","meta_descriptions":[],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"It’s a Top Ten list ala Letterman. This week it covers FAQs about Seksualiti Merdeka.\nDisclaimer:\nSince there is so much confusion these days and you people don’t read articles properly and then launch into attack mode (yes I am making a reference to the people who did not read properly and see that I was singling out the call-for-rape type comments and\nnot all\ndissenting comments), I will explicitly mention here that while this article contains a list of definitions taken from a credible source on sexuality rights, it has been packaged in a tongue-in-cheek fashion.\nEdmund Bon at the launch of Seksualiti Merdeka 2010. A special update for all you pangsexual wannabes, on Bon's right is Pang Khee Teik.\nThe 3rd Malaysian Sexuality Rights Festival, Seksualiti Merdeka 2010 was launched on Wednesday by LoyarBurokker Edmund Bon. He left an indelible impression with the crowd – with a very apt speech and very tight LB tee.\nAs a volunteer at this year’s festival (and an ardent fan of Letterman), I noticed that there 10 FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions when I talk to people about Seksualiti Merdeka. So I have listed them here with some introductory information. If you’d like to learn more or find that you have more questions after reading the list below, come listen to a series of talks tomorrow at Seksualiti Merdeka. If you are still not sure, stay for Rainbow Massacre and you will see all definitions and denominations live in action.\n10 Things:\nYou were too shy to ask about\nSeksualiti Merdeka\n10.\nOooh are we going to celebrate all things sex?\nSexuality is more than acts of sex\n.\n(At about this point I can see half the people losing the glint in their eyes about coming along.) Sexuality encompasses sex, gender identities and roles, sexual orientation, eroticism, pleasure, intimacy and reproduction. It is Seksualiti Merdeka not seks merdeka.\n9.\nWhat does Sexuality Rights mean?\nSexuality Rights\nrecognises that people who are non-heteronormative or who are non-conformative to heteronormativity should enjoy all human rights as protected and promoted by the international human rights treaties and conventions.\nAdvocacy work around sexuality rights centre on seeking equal recognition before the law for people who are (non-conformative to heteronormativity) as equal human beings with the same set of human rights as anyone else irrespective of religion, race\/ethnicity, culture, age, etc.\nSexuality rights promotes the right to self-autonomy and bodily integrity in the responsible exercise and expression of one’s own sexuality. Sexuality rights includes the freedom from stigma and all forms of discrimination, violence, persecution and abuse that is based on a person’s sexual orientation and\/or gender identity. (\nSource: KRYSS\n)\nTo me personally, what this says is: we should be able to be who we  are – even when the gender we identify with does not match our sex  organs, we should be able to love who we want to love – as long as it’s  between consenting adults.\n8.\nI’m straight, go to gay pride event for what?\nIt is not a gay pride festival. It is a Sexuality Rights festival.\nPang Khee Teik, Seksualiti Merdeka’s  organising chair, sums up the aim of the festival very well when he\nexplains\nthat: “What the festival aims to do is to educate people about sexuality  rights. Each one  of us, regardless of our sexual orientation, is  affected by threats to  sexuality rights. For instance, in Malaysia, any  form of sex that is ‘against the order of nature’ such as oral sex and  anal sex is illegal  under Section 377A of the Penal Code.” Of course, LGBT rights is a big part of Seksualiti Merdeka, and wouldn’t you want to lend support to fellow human beings – a brother, a sister, a friend, a neighbour – to be accepted for who they are?\nEdwin Sumun making fun of that very emo and vain person in the middle.\nMore photos from the launch\nhere\n7.\nSo what exactly are the principles of Sexuality Rights?\nI rely on:\n(I)\nThe Yogyakarta Principles\nis the application of international Human Rights Law in relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. It was drafted in 2006 in response to well-documented patterns of abuse.\n(II)\nWorld Association of Sexology Declaration of Sexual Rights\nexpounds that Sexual Rights as Fundemental and Universal Human Rights.\n6.\nLGBT, LBGTIQ, PLU, SM, What are all these acronyms la?\nLBGT = Lesbians, Bisexuals, Gays, Transsexuals.\nLBGTIQ = LBGT,Intersex, and Questioning\/Queer.\nPLU = People Like Us. (but please try not to refer communities as “people like you”)\nTrans = short for transsexuals\/transgenders, which are not to be confused with “transvestites.”\nSM = Seksualiti Merdeka (and don’t even think about cracking some SM=S&M joke, it’s too obvious, not funny really)\n5.\nDid I just hear someone say “queer” and “\nmak nyah\n“???\nYes and you can do so without fear of being slapped by a rainbow. The queer community and\nmak nyah\ncommunity have reclaimed these words. Only the community themselves can reclaim a term that was previously used in a derogatory way. An outsider cannot use a pejorative and then claim that the term has been reclaimed. (While we are at acceptable terms, although the topic of sex work is not covered at Seksualiti Merdeka, I’d like to highlight that the term for a person who is a sex worker\nis\n“sex worker”\nnot prostitute\/hooker\/whore\/\nayam\n.)\n4.\nWhat is the difference between “gender” and “sex”?\nSex is your biological sex – chromosomal makeup (genetics), anatomical makeup (sex organs), and physiological differences (menstruation, sperm production)\nGender is a concept that refers to the differences in the value and roles and responsibilities assigned to men and women. Gender is socially constructed and can change over time and can vary widely within and among cultures and communities. Gender inequality comes about when society places different values and expectations on women and men in relation to their expected roles and responsibilities. Boys and girls grow up learning what is expected of them in being proper men and proper women, fulfilling society’s acceptability of masculinity and femininity. (\nSource: KRYSS\n)\nSometimes, the two don’t “match.”\n3.\nUh… so do I call him… I mean her a “she” or “he”?\nYou should always use the nouns of\nthe gender the person identifies with\n– if a male is now female identified or transforming to become a woman or is a male to female transsexual – she is a she! And vice-versa of course. It’s slightly different for drag queens – it’s “she” with a capital S, until the wig, warpaint, and dress comes off! After that it’s “he” because drag queens are men; men who are obviously in touch with their feminine and fabulous side and have no problems taking that side of themselves on stage. But once the show is over he is who he is. Dragging is not a gender identity but rather a form of an expression of gender role.\nOn a personal note, I hope one day soon we will all accept our trans-sisters, even in little gestures like showing employers that out trans-sisters should be allowed to use the women’s toilet.\n2.\nI know “gay”, “lesbian”, “bisexual”, but what is this “pan-sexual”?\nBisexual connotes a binary to sexuality and sexual orientation. Pan is like “panning across the smorgasboard” For a proper definition please Google it or come to tomorrow’s “EVEN EDUCATED FLEAS DO IT” Sex, Sexuality & Diversity In Malaysia” at 4.00p.m and ask an expert!\n1.\nIt’s a FESTIVAL people!\nCome have fun! Don’t worry about putting your foot in your mouth, we are not part of the growing group of easily-offended Malaysians.\nOng Jo-Lene\nis a Rainbow Warrior. 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This week it covers FAQs about Seksualiti Merdeka.*\n\n*Disclaimer: Since there is so much confusion these days and you people don’t read articles properly and then launch into attack mode (yes I am making a reference to the people who did not read properly and see that I was singling out the call-for-rape type comments and not all dissenting comments), I will explicitly mention here that while this article contains a list of definitions taken from a credible source on sexuality rights, it has been packaged in a tongue-in-cheek fashion.*\n\n*![Edmund Bon at the launch of Seksualiti Merdeka 2010](https:\/\/www.loyarburok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/37941_442355195938_708875938_5320377_5820662_n-400x266.jpg)*\n\nEdmund Bon at the launch of Seksualiti Merdeka 2010. A special update for all you pangsexual wannabes, on Bon's right is Pang Khee Teik.\n\nThe 3rd Malaysian Sexuality Rights Festival, Seksualiti Merdeka 2010 was launched on Wednesday by LoyarBurokker Edmund Bon. He left an indelible impression with the crowd – with a very apt speech and very tight LB tee.\n\nAs a volunteer at this year’s festival (and an ardent fan of Letterman), I noticed that there 10 FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions when I talk to people about Seksualiti Merdeka. So I have listed them here with some introductory information. If you’d like to learn more or find that you have more questions after reading the list below, come listen to a series of talks tomorrow at Seksualiti Merdeka. If you are still not sure, stay for Rainbow Massacre and you will see all definitions and denominations live in action.\n\n### 10 Things: You were too shy to ask about Seksualiti Merdeka\n**10\\.** **Oooh are we going to celebrate all things sex?** Sexuality is more than acts of sex. (At about this point I can see half the people losing the glint in their eyes about coming along.) Sexuality encompasses sex, gender identities and roles, sexual orientation, eroticism, pleasure, intimacy and reproduction. It is Seksualiti Merdeka not seks merdeka.\n\n**9\\.** **What does Sexuality Rights mean?** Sexuality Rights recognises that people who are non-heteronormative or who are non-conformative to heteronormativity should enjoy all human rights as protected and promoted by the international human rights treaties and conventions.\n\nAdvocacy work around sexuality rights centre on seeking equal recognition before the law for people who are (non-conformative to heteronormativity) as equal human beings with the same set of human rights as anyone else irrespective of religion, race\/ethnicity, culture, age, etc.\n\nSexuality rights promotes the right to self-autonomy and bodily integrity in the responsible exercise and expression of one’s own sexuality. Sexuality rights includes the freedom from stigma and all forms of discrimination, violence, persecution and abuse that is based on a person’s sexual orientation and\/or gender identity. (*Source: KRYSS*)\n\nTo me personally, what this says is: we should be able to be who we are – even when the gender we identify with does not match our sex organs, we should be able to love who we want to love – as long as it’s between consenting adults.\n\n**8\\.** **I’m straight, go to gay pride event for what?** It is not a gay pride festival. It is a Sexuality Rights festival. Pang Khee Teik, Seksualiti Merdeka’s organising chair, sums up the aim of the festival very well when he [explains](http:\/\/www.theedgemalaysia.com\/lifestyle\/175028-eye...s-wide-open.html) that: “What the festival aims to do is to educate people about sexuality rights. Each one of us, regardless of our sexual orientation, is affected by threats to sexuality rights. For instance, in Malaysia, any form of sex that is ‘against the order of nature’ such as oral sex and anal sex is illegal under Section 377A of the Penal Code.” Of course, LGBT rights is a big part of Seksualiti Merdeka, and wouldn’t you want to lend support to fellow human beings – a brother, a sister, a friend, a neighbour – to be accepted for who they are?\n\n![I'm so tall even Edwin Sumun is jealous](https:\/\/www.loyarburok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/37115_442355800938_708875938_5320388_1103936_n-400x266.jpg)\n\nEdwin Sumun making fun of that very emo and vain person in the middle.\n\n*More photos from the launch [here](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/#!\/album.php?aid=232450&id=708875938&page=2)*\n\n**7\\.** **So what exactly are the principles of Sexuality Rights?** I rely on:\n\n(I) [The Yogyakarta Principles](http:\/\/www.yogyakartaprinciples.org\/)is the application of international Human Rights Law in relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. It was drafted in 2006 in response to well-documented patterns of abuse.\n\n(II) [World Association of Sexology Declaration of Sexual Rights](http:\/\/www.worldsexology.org\/about_sexualrights.asp) expounds that Sexual Rights as Fundemental and Universal Human Rights.\n\n**6\\.** **LGBT, LBGTIQ, PLU, SM, What are all these acronyms la?**\n\nLBGT = Lesbians, Bisexuals, Gays, Transsexuals.\n\nLBGTIQ = LBGT,Intersex, and Questioning\/Queer.\n\nPLU = People Like Us. (but please try not to refer communities as “people like you”)\n\nTrans = short for transsexuals\/transgenders, which are not to be confused with “transvestites.”\n\nSM = Seksualiti Merdeka (and don’t even think about cracking some SM=S\\&M joke, it’s too obvious, not funny really)\n\n**5\\.** **Did I just hear someone say “queer” and “*mak nyah*“???** Yes and you can do so without fear of being slapped by a rainbow. The queer community and *mak nyah* community have reclaimed these words. Only the community themselves can reclaim a term that was previously used in a derogatory way. An outsider cannot use a pejorative and then claim that the term has been reclaimed. (While we are at acceptable terms, although the topic of sex work is not covered at Seksualiti Merdeka, I’d like to highlight that the term for a person who is a sex worker is “sex worker” not prostitute\/hooker\/whore\/*ayam*.)\n\n**4\\.** **What is the difference between “gender” and “sex”?**\n\nSex is your biological sex – chromosomal makeup (genetics), anatomical makeup (sex organs), and physiological differences (menstruation, sperm production)\n\nGender is a concept that refers to the differences in the value and roles and responsibilities assigned to men and women. Gender is socially constructed and can change over time and can vary widely within and among cultures and communities. Gender inequality comes about when society places different values and expectations on women and men in relation to their expected roles and responsibilities. Boys and girls grow up learning what is expected of them in being proper men and proper women, fulfilling society’s acceptability of masculinity and femininity. (*Source: KRYSS*)\n\nSometimes, the two don’t “match.”\n\n**3\\.** **Uh… so do I call him… I mean her a “she” or “he”?** You should always use the nouns of the gender the person identifies with – if a male is now female identified or transforming to become a woman or is a male to female transsexual – she is a she! And vice-versa of course. It’s slightly different for drag queens – it’s “she” with a capital S, until the wig, warpaint, and dress comes off! After that it’s “he” because drag queens are men; men who are obviously in touch with their feminine and fabulous side and have no problems taking that side of themselves on stage. But once the show is over he is who he is. Dragging is not a gender identity but rather a form of an expression of gender role.\n\nOn a personal note, I hope one day soon we will all accept our trans-sisters, even in little gestures like showing employers that out trans-sisters should be allowed to use the women’s toilet.\n\n**2\\.** **I know “gay”, “lesbian”, “bisexual”, but what is this “pan-sexual”?** Bisexual connotes a binary to sexuality and sexual orientation. Pan is like “panning across the smorgasboard” For a proper definition please Google it or come to tomorrow’s “EVEN EDUCATED FLEAS DO IT” Sex, Sexuality & Diversity In Malaysia” at 4.00p.m and ask an expert\\!\n\n**1\\.** **It’s a FESTIVAL people\\!** Come have fun! Don’t worry about putting your foot in your mouth, we are not part of the growing group of easily-offended Malaysians.\n\n***Ong Jo-Lene** is a Rainbow Warrior. She worked with 4 other artists under the guidance of Liew Kung Yu on the SM 2010 Art Project, “Portraits of the Unspoken” featuring 2 installations.*\n\n***LB:** The views expressed here are the personal opinions of the writer.* *Where credited, KRYSS is Knowledge and Rights with Young People through Safer Spaces.*\n\n![Edwin Sumun introducing the lovely volunteers of SM 2010 Art Project. Far left is Liew Kung Yu, acclaimed Malaysian artists who facilitated the project.](https:\/\/www.loyarburok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/71945_442354990938_708875938_5320373_8196890_n-400x266.jpg)\n\nEdwin Sumun introducing the lovely volunteers of SM 2010 Art Project. Far left is Liew Kung Yu, acclaimed Malaysian artists who graciouslty facilitated the project.\n\n***See Also:***\n\n- *[Queer Commnunity to deliver memorandun on discrimination in media](https:\/\/www.loyarburok.com\/the-lobby\/queer-community-to-deliver-memorandum-on-discrimination-in-media-to-suhakam\/)*\n\nTagged: [diversity](https:\/\/www.loyarburok.com\/tag\/diversity\/), [Human Rights](https:\/\/www.loyarburok.com\/tag\/human-rights\/), [KRYSS](https:\/\/www.loyarburok.com\/tag\/kryss\/), [LGBT](https:\/\/www.loyarburok.com\/tag\/lgbt\/), [Seksualiti Merdeka](https:\/\/www.loyarburok.com\/tag\/seksualiti-merdeka\/), [sexual rights](https:\/\/www.loyarburok.com\/tag\/sexual-rights\/), [Sexuality Rights](https:\/\/www.loyarburok.com\/tag\/sexuality-rights\/)\n\n[![](https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/46ee4811a01d1d5859eb35dfa8347bfa27bd4a22e78c5d99ad875e27aecd7424?s=80&d=identicon&r=g)](https:\/\/www.loyarburok.com\/author\/ongjo-lene\/)\n\n## [Ong Jo-Lene](https:\/\/www.loyarburok.com\/author\/ongjo-lene\/)\nideologically promiscuous, morally flexible, gender variant, militant atheist.  [More by Ong Jo-Lene](https:\/\/www.loyarburok.com\/author\/ongjo-lene\/)\n\n## 7 replies on “10 Things: You were too shy to ask about Seksualiti Merdeka”\n1. [![](https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=60&d=identicon&r=g)](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pepperlim)**[Pepper Lim](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pepperlim)** says:\n   \n   [9 November 2011 at 12:52 pm](https:\/\/www.loyarburok.com\/2010\/10\/16\/you-were-too-shy-to-ask-about-seksualiti-merdeka\/#comment-245357)\n   \n   Nice\\!\n2. ![](https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/128b90938585f4048a52ccabb011c3d581250fbbf14c6d8aa8407e2a379f555d?s=60&d=identicon&r=g)**Pang** says:\n   \n   [19 October 2010 at 2:46 am](https:\/\/www.loyarburok.com\/2010\/10\/16\/you-were-too-shy-to-ask-about-seksualiti-merdeka\/#comment-42333)\n   \n   Whoever that was impersonating me, allow me to correct you, it doesn't take much, even a handshake with Pang is enough to make you pangsexual, even a glance at pang makes you a pangsexual, even mentioning Pang's name in a comment section of loyarburok makes you a pangsexual. So it is inevitable, you are pangsexual already. :)\n3. [![](https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/35f4615243e6ecb75619312b04941048c193e86bcd07f41960486244ae4b9c84?s=60&d=identicon&r=g)](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/group.php?gid=318515515322)**[AgreeToDisagree](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/group.php?gid=318515515322)** says:\n   \n   [17 October 2010 at 2:43 pm](https:\/\/www.loyarburok.com\/2010\/10\/16\/you-were-too-shy-to-ask-about-seksualiti-merdeka\/#comment-42116)\n   \n   Shan's sarcasm was entirely lost on all cybertroopers. That or I think they were burnt out trying to wrap their heads around the simple logic that was thrown at them. For them sex is something selfish and taboo. It's their perogative the kind of expression of sexuality they are comfy with. Weak, but to each their own.\n   \n   Gosh all involved can definitely take on the nepotistic oligarchs and patronage cliques in Pakatan and BN with such coordination – as a 3rd Force. Hey rich kids, take out those creeps infecting our government! It's within your capacity and skill set so it is your duty while the rest of us fill in the second liner, latecomer, backup generator roles\\!\n   \n   Some of us are barely scraping by and won't be in time for GE13, doing the bad MP\/bad assemblyman killing yourselves in person is just like giving a hand to all Malaysians! Indulging and liberating sexuality is fabulous, but saving Malaysia is divine. We're not asking you for funds, we're asking you to fund yourselves! All it takes for evil persons to triumph is for good persons to do nothing.\n   \n   Did the guys manage to address the legalisation issues and stuff I posted too?\n4. ![](https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0deda1cae2bd160d071d0e876fd32919cfe8f2c51d064eaad17a94fae98c2709?s=60&d=identicon&r=g)**Pang** says:\n   \n   [17 October 2010 at 10:17 am](https:\/\/www.loyarburok.com\/2010\/10\/16\/you-were-too-shy-to-ask-about-seksualiti-merdeka\/#comment-42067)\n   \n   To AM….that is not correct…this one is correct…\n   \n   Pangsexual = people who have had ANAL sex with Pang\n5. ![](https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5309e7f3fbfd39faf0ef5d6b92298454ffff1914fc45108f990cf07066a04777?s=60&d=identicon&r=g)**AM** says:\n   \n   [17 October 2010 at 9:32 am](https:\/\/www.loyarburok.com\/2010\/10\/16\/you-were-too-shy-to-ask-about-seksualiti-merdeka\/#comment-42057)\n   \n   Pangsexual = people who have had sex with Pang.\n6. [![](https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/53615d0d1edf54a8414ce04dcf5df21b22e421b40b51b8459d9a1baf4e380d45?s=60&d=identicon&r=g)](https:\/\/www.loyarburok.com\/)**[Shanmuga K](https:\/\/www.loyarburok.com\/)** says:\n   \n   [17 October 2010 at 5:08 am](https:\/\/www.loyarburok.com\/2010\/10\/16\/you-were-too-shy-to-ask-about-seksualiti-merdeka\/#comment-42020)\n   \n   I object to your captions. You do not name everyone in the photos. I believe this is evil. You are obviously a horrid and horrible person. You are also very rude and biadap, obviously, since you do not name the other people in the pictures. So un1Malaysia of you. I think they should strip you of your citizenship, and various other things. Disgusted.\n   \n   (Have I lived up to cybertrooper standards in this mock comment?)\n   1. ![](https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/46ee4811a01d1d5859eb35dfa8347bfa27bd4a22e78c5d99ad875e27aecd7424?s=60&d=identicon&r=g)**Ong Jo-Lene** says:\n      \n      [17 October 2010 at 12:32 pm](https:\/\/www.loyarburok.com\/2010\/10\/16\/you-were-too-shy-to-ask-about-seksualiti-merdeka\/#comment-42097)\n      \n      Almost there Shan, but the grammar is still too polished! And you might want to throw in some serious name-calling. 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Bhd. (200601003755 \/ 723502-K).  [Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic](https:\/\/newspack.com\/)  [Terms of Use](https:\/\/www.loyarburok.com\/terms-of-use\/)\n\n- [Facebook Page](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LoyarBurok\/)\n- [Twitter](https:\/\/twitter.com\/loyarburok)\n- [YouTube](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/WayangLoyarBurok)","attrs_readable_markdown":"*It’s a Top Ten list ala Letterman. This week it covers FAQs about Seksualiti Merdeka.*\n\n*Disclaimer: Since there is so much confusion these days and you people don’t read articles properly and then launch into attack mode (yes I am making a reference to the people who did not read properly and see that I was singling out the call-for-rape type comments and not all dissenting comments), I will explicitly mention here that while this article contains a list of definitions taken from a credible source on sexuality rights, it has been packaged in a tongue-in-cheek fashion.*\n\n*![Edmund Bon at the launch of Seksualiti Merdeka 2010](https:\/\/www.loyarburok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/37941_442355195938_708875938_5320377_5820662_n-400x266.jpg)*\n\nEdmund Bon at the launch of Seksualiti Merdeka 2010. A special update for all you pangsexual wannabes, on Bon's right is Pang Khee Teik.\n\nThe 3rd Malaysian Sexuality Rights Festival, Seksualiti Merdeka 2010 was launched on Wednesday by LoyarBurokker Edmund Bon. He left an indelible impression with the crowd – with a very apt speech and very tight LB tee.\n\nAs a volunteer at this year’s festival (and an ardent fan of Letterman), I noticed that there 10 FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions when I talk to people about Seksualiti Merdeka. So I have listed them here with some introductory information. If you’d like to learn more or find that you have more questions after reading the list below, come listen to a series of talks tomorrow at Seksualiti Merdeka. If you are still not sure, stay for Rainbow Massacre and you will see all definitions and denominations live in action.\n\n### 10 Things: You were too shy to ask about Seksualiti Merdeka\n**10\\.** **Oooh are we going to celebrate all things sex?** Sexuality is more than acts of sex. (At about this point I can see half the people losing the glint in their eyes about coming along.) Sexuality encompasses sex, gender identities and roles, sexual orientation, eroticism, pleasure, intimacy and reproduction. It is Seksualiti Merdeka not seks merdeka.\n\n**9\\.** **What does Sexuality Rights mean?** Sexuality Rights recognises that people who are non-heteronormative or who are non-conformative to heteronormativity should enjoy all human rights as protected and promoted by the international human rights treaties and conventions.\n\nAdvocacy work around sexuality rights centre on seeking equal recognition before the law for people who are (non-conformative to heteronormativity) as equal human beings with the same set of human rights as anyone else irrespective of religion, race\/ethnicity, culture, age, etc.\n\nSexuality rights promotes the right to self-autonomy and bodily integrity in the responsible exercise and expression of one’s own sexuality. Sexuality rights includes the freedom from stigma and all forms of discrimination, violence, persecution and abuse that is based on a person’s sexual orientation and\/or gender identity. (*Source: KRYSS*)\n\nTo me personally, what this says is: we should be able to be who we are – even when the gender we identify with does not match our sex organs, we should be able to love who we want to love – as long as it’s between consenting adults.\n\n**8\\.** **I’m straight, go to gay pride event for what?** It is not a gay pride festival. It is a Sexuality Rights festival. Pang Khee Teik, Seksualiti Merdeka’s organising chair, sums up the aim of the festival very well when he [explains](http:\/\/www.theedgemalaysia.com\/lifestyle\/175028-eye...s-wide-open.html) that: “What the festival aims to do is to educate people about sexuality rights. Each one of us, regardless of our sexual orientation, is affected by threats to sexuality rights. For instance, in Malaysia, any form of sex that is ‘against the order of nature’ such as oral sex and anal sex is illegal under Section 377A of the Penal Code.” Of course, LGBT rights is a big part of Seksualiti Merdeka, and wouldn’t you want to lend support to fellow human beings – a brother, a sister, a friend, a neighbour – to be accepted for who they are?\n\n![I'm so tall even Edwin Sumun is jealous](https:\/\/www.loyarburok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/37115_442355800938_708875938_5320388_1103936_n-400x266.jpg)\n\nEdwin Sumun making fun of that very emo and vain person in the middle.\n\n*More photos from the launch [here](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/#!\/album.php?aid=232450&id=708875938&page=2)*\n\n**7\\.** **So what exactly are the principles of Sexuality Rights?** I rely on:\n\n(I) [The Yogyakarta Principles](http:\/\/www.yogyakartaprinciples.org\/)is the application of international Human Rights Law in relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. It was drafted in 2006 in response to well-documented patterns of abuse.\n\n(II) [World Association of Sexology Declaration of Sexual Rights](http:\/\/www.worldsexology.org\/about_sexualrights.asp) expounds that Sexual Rights as Fundemental and Universal Human Rights.\n\n**6\\.** **LGBT, LBGTIQ, PLU, SM, What are all these acronyms la?**\n\nLBGT = Lesbians, Bisexuals, Gays, Transsexuals.\n\nLBGTIQ = LBGT,Intersex, and Questioning\/Queer.\n\nPLU = People Like Us. (but please try not to refer communities as “people like you”)\n\nTrans = short for transsexuals\/transgenders, which are not to be confused with “transvestites.”\n\nSM = Seksualiti Merdeka (and don’t even think about cracking some SM=S\\&M joke, it’s too obvious, not funny really)\n\n**5\\.** **Did I just hear someone say “queer” and “*mak nyah*“???** Yes and you can do so without fear of being slapped by a rainbow. The queer community and *mak nyah* community have reclaimed these words. Only the community themselves can reclaim a term that was previously used in a derogatory way. An outsider cannot use a pejorative and then claim that the term has been reclaimed. (While we are at acceptable terms, although the topic of sex work is not covered at Seksualiti Merdeka, I’d like to highlight that the term for a person who is a sex worker is “sex worker” not prostitute\/hooker\/whore\/*ayam*.)\n\n**4\\.** **What is the difference between “gender” and “sex”?**\n\nSex is your biological sex – chromosomal makeup (genetics), anatomical makeup (sex organs), and physiological differences (menstruation, sperm production)\n\nGender is a concept that refers to the differences in the value and roles and responsibilities assigned to men and women. Gender is socially constructed and can change over time and can vary widely within and among cultures and communities. Gender inequality comes about when society places different values and expectations on women and men in relation to their expected roles and responsibilities. Boys and girls grow up learning what is expected of them in being proper men and proper women, fulfilling society’s acceptability of masculinity and femininity. (*Source: KRYSS*)\n\nSometimes, the two don’t “match.”\n\n**3\\.** **Uh… so do I call him… I mean her a “she” or “he”?** You should always use the nouns of the gender the person identifies with – if a male is now female identified or transforming to become a woman or is a male to female transsexual – she is a she! And vice-versa of course. It’s slightly different for drag queens – it’s “she” with a capital S, until the wig, warpaint, and dress comes off! After that it’s “he” because drag queens are men; men who are obviously in touch with their feminine and fabulous side and have no problems taking that side of themselves on stage. But once the show is over he is who he is. Dragging is not a gender identity but rather a form of an expression of gender role.\n\nOn a personal note, I hope one day soon we will all accept our trans-sisters, even in little gestures like showing employers that out trans-sisters should be allowed to use the women’s toilet.\n\n**2\\.** **I know “gay”, “lesbian”, “bisexual”, but what is this “pan-sexual”?** Bisexual connotes a binary to sexuality and sexual orientation. Pan is like “panning across the smorgasboard” For a proper definition please Google it or come to tomorrow’s “EVEN EDUCATED FLEAS DO IT” Sex, Sexuality & Diversity In Malaysia” at 4.00p.m and ask an expert\\!\n\n**1\\.** **It’s a FESTIVAL people\\!** Come have fun! Don’t worry about putting your foot in your mouth, we are not part of the growing group of easily-offended Malaysians.\n\n***Ong Jo-Lene** is a Rainbow Warrior. 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Boilerpipe Text	It’s a Top Ten list ala Letterman. This week it covers FAQs about Seksualiti Merdeka. Disclaimer: Since there is so much confusion these days and you people don’t read articles properly and then launch into attack mode (yes I am making a reference to the people who did not read properly and see that I was singling out the call-for-rape type comments and not all dissenting comments), I will explicitly mention here that while this article contains a list of definitions taken from a credible source on sexuality rights, it has been packaged in a tongue-in-cheek fashion. Edmund Bon at the launch of Seksualiti Merdeka 2010. A special update for all you pangsexual wannabes, on Bon's right is Pang Khee Teik. The 3rd Malaysian Sexuality Rights Festival, Seksualiti Merdeka 2010 was launched on Wednesday by LoyarBurokker Edmund Bon. He left an indelible impression with the crowd – with a very apt speech and very tight LB tee. As a volunteer at this year’s festival (and an ardent fan of Letterman), I noticed that there 10 FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions when I talk to people about Seksualiti Merdeka. So I have listed them here with some introductory information. If you’d like to learn more or find that you have more questions after reading the list below, come listen to a series of talks tomorrow at Seksualiti Merdeka. If you are still not sure, stay for Rainbow Massacre and you will see all definitions and denominations live in action. 10 Things: You were too shy to ask about Seksualiti Merdeka 10. Oooh are we going to celebrate all things sex? Sexuality is more than acts of sex . (At about this point I can see half the people losing the glint in their eyes about coming along.) Sexuality encompasses sex, gender identities and roles, sexual orientation, eroticism, pleasure, intimacy and reproduction. It is Seksualiti Merdeka not seks merdeka. 9. What does Sexuality Rights mean? Sexuality Rights recognises that people who are non-heteronormative or who are non-conformative to heteronormativity should enjoy all human rights as protected and promoted by the international human rights treaties and conventions. Advocacy work around sexuality rights centre on seeking equal recognition before the law for people who are (non-conformative to heteronormativity) as equal human beings with the same set of human rights as anyone else irrespective of religion, race/ethnicity, culture, age, etc. Sexuality rights promotes the right to self-autonomy and bodily integrity in the responsible exercise and expression of one’s own sexuality. Sexuality rights includes the freedom from stigma and all forms of discrimination, violence, persecution and abuse that is based on a person’s sexual orientation and/or gender identity. ( Source: KRYSS ) To me personally, what this says is: we should be able to be who we are – even when the gender we identify with does not match our sex organs, we should be able to love who we want to love – as long as it’s between consenting adults. 8. I’m straight, go to gay pride event for what? It is not a gay pride festival. It is a Sexuality Rights festival. Pang Khee Teik, Seksualiti Merdeka’s organising chair, sums up the aim of the festival very well when he explains that: “What the festival aims to do is to educate people about sexuality rights. Each one of us, regardless of our sexual orientation, is affected by threats to sexuality rights. For instance, in Malaysia, any form of sex that is ‘against the order of nature’ such as oral sex and anal sex is illegal under Section 377A of the Penal Code.” Of course, LGBT rights is a big part of Seksualiti Merdeka, and wouldn’t you want to lend support to fellow human beings – a brother, a sister, a friend, a neighbour – to be accepted for who they are? Edwin Sumun making fun of that very emo and vain person in the middle. More photos from the launch here 7. So what exactly are the principles of Sexuality Rights? I rely on: (I) The Yogyakarta Principles is the application of international Human Rights Law in relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. It was drafted in 2006 in response to well-documented patterns of abuse. (II) World Association of Sexology Declaration of Sexual Rights expounds that Sexual Rights as Fundemental and Universal Human Rights. 6. LGBT, LBGTIQ, PLU, SM, What are all these acronyms la? LBGT = Lesbians, Bisexuals, Gays, Transsexuals. LBGTIQ = LBGT,Intersex, and Questioning/Queer. PLU = People Like Us. (but please try not to refer communities as “people like you”) Trans = short for transsexuals/transgenders, which are not to be confused with “transvestites.” SM = Seksualiti Merdeka (and don’t even think about cracking some SM=S&M joke, it’s too obvious, not funny really) 5. Did I just hear someone say “queer” and “ mak nyah “??? Yes and you can do so without fear of being slapped by a rainbow. The queer community and mak nyah community have reclaimed these words. Only the community themselves can reclaim a term that was previously used in a derogatory way. An outsider cannot use a pejorative and then claim that the term has been reclaimed. (While we are at acceptable terms, although the topic of sex work is not covered at Seksualiti Merdeka, I’d like to highlight that the term for a person who is a sex worker is “sex worker” not prostitute/hooker/whore/ ayam .) 4. What is the difference between “gender” and “sex”? Sex is your biological sex – chromosomal makeup (genetics), anatomical makeup (sex organs), and physiological differences (menstruation, sperm production) Gender is a concept that refers to the differences in the value and roles and responsibilities assigned to men and women. Gender is socially constructed and can change over time and can vary widely within and among cultures and communities. Gender inequality comes about when society places different values and expectations on women and men in relation to their expected roles and responsibilities. Boys and girls grow up learning what is expected of them in being proper men and proper women, fulfilling society’s acceptability of masculinity and femininity. ( Source: KRYSS ) Sometimes, the two don’t “match.” 3. Uh… so do I call him… I mean her a “she” or “he”? You should always use the nouns of the gender the person identifies with – if a male is now female identified or transforming to become a woman or is a male to female transsexual – she is a she! And vice-versa of course. It’s slightly different for drag queens – it’s “she” with a capital S, until the wig, warpaint, and dress comes off! After that it’s “he” because drag queens are men; men who are obviously in touch with their feminine and fabulous side and have no problems taking that side of themselves on stage. But once the show is over he is who he is. Dragging is not a gender identity but rather a form of an expression of gender role. On a personal note, I hope one day soon we will all accept our trans-sisters, even in little gestures like showing employers that out trans-sisters should be allowed to use the women’s toilet. 2. I know “gay”, “lesbian”, “bisexual”, but what is this “pan-sexual”? Bisexual connotes a binary to sexuality and sexual orientation. Pan is like “panning across the smorgasboard” For a proper definition please Google it or come to tomorrow’s “EVEN EDUCATED FLEAS DO IT” Sex, Sexuality & Diversity In Malaysia” at 4.00p.m and ask an expert! 1. It’s a FESTIVAL people! Come have fun! Don’t worry about putting your foot in your mouth, we are not part of the growing group of easily-offended Malaysians. Ong Jo-Lene is a Rainbow Warrior. She worked with 4 other artists under the guidance of Liew Kung Yu on the SM 2010 Art Project, “Portraits of the Unspoken” featuring 2 installations. LB: The views expressed here are the personal opinions of the writer. Where credited, KRYSS is Knowledge and Rights with Young People through Safer Spaces. Edwin Sumun introducing the lovely volunteers of SM 2010 Art Project. Far left is Liew Kung Yu, acclaimed Malaysian artists who graciouslty facilitated the project. See Also: Queer Commnunity to deliver memorandun on discrimination in media
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This week it covers FAQs about Seksualiti Merdeka. Disclaimer: Since there is so much confusion these days and you people don’t read articles properly and then launch into attack mode (yes I am making a reference to the people who did not read properly and see that I was singling out the call-for-rape type comments and not all dissenting comments), I will explicitly mention here that while this article contains a list of definitions taken from a credible source on sexuality rights, it has been packaged in a tongue-in-cheek fashion. ![Edmund Bon at the launch of Seksualiti Merdeka 2010](https://www.loyarburok.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/37941_442355195938_708875938_5320377_5820662_n-400x266.jpg) Edmund Bon at the launch of Seksualiti Merdeka 2010. A special update for all you pangsexual wannabes, on Bon's right is Pang Khee Teik. The 3rd Malaysian Sexuality Rights Festival, Seksualiti Merdeka 2010 was launched on Wednesday by LoyarBurokker Edmund Bon. He left an indelible impression with the crowd – with a very apt speech and very tight LB tee. As a volunteer at this year’s festival (and an ardent fan of Letterman), I noticed that there 10 FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions when I talk to people about Seksualiti Merdeka. So I have listed them here with some introductory information. If you’d like to learn more or find that you have more questions after reading the list below, come listen to a series of talks tomorrow at Seksualiti Merdeka. If you are still not sure, stay for Rainbow Massacre and you will see all definitions and denominations live in action. ### 10 Things: You were too shy to ask about Seksualiti Merdeka 10\. Oooh are we going to celebrate all things sex? Sexuality is more than acts of sex. (At about this point I can see half the people losing the glint in their eyes about coming along.) Sexuality encompasses sex, gender identities and roles, sexual orientation, eroticism, pleasure, intimacy and reproduction. It is Seksualiti Merdeka not seks merdeka. 9\. What does Sexuality Rights mean? Sexuality Rights recognises that people who are non-heteronormative or who are non-conformative to heteronormativity should enjoy all human rights as protected and promoted by the international human rights treaties and conventions. Advocacy work around sexuality rights centre on seeking equal recognition before the law for people who are (non-conformative to heteronormativity) as equal human beings with the same set of human rights as anyone else irrespective of religion, race/ethnicity, culture, age, etc. Sexuality rights promotes the right to self-autonomy and bodily integrity in the responsible exercise and expression of one’s own sexuality. Sexuality rights includes the freedom from stigma and all forms of discrimination, violence, persecution and abuse that is based on a person’s sexual orientation and/or gender identity. (Source: KRYSS) To me personally, what this says is: we should be able to be who we are – even when the gender we identify with does not match our sex organs, we should be able to love who we want to love – as long as it’s between consenting adults. 8\. I’m straight, go to gay pride event for what? It is not a gay pride festival. It is a Sexuality Rights festival. Pang Khee Teik, Seksualiti Merdeka’s organising chair, sums up the aim of the festival very well when he [explains](http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/lifestyle/175028-eye...s-wide-open.html) that: “What the festival aims to do is to educate people about sexuality rights. Each one of us, regardless of our sexual orientation, is affected by threats to sexuality rights. For instance, in Malaysia, any form of sex that is ‘against the order of nature’ such as oral sex and anal sex is illegal under Section 377A of the Penal Code.” Of course, LGBT rights is a big part of Seksualiti Merdeka, and wouldn’t you want to lend support to fellow human beings – a brother, a sister, a friend, a neighbour – to be accepted for who they are? ![I'm so tall even Edwin Sumun is jealous](https://www.loyarburok.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/37115_442355800938_708875938_5320388_1103936_n-400x266.jpg) Edwin Sumun making fun of that very emo and vain person in the middle. More photos from the launch [here](https://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=232450&id=708875938&page=2) 7\. So what exactly are the principles of Sexuality Rights? I rely on: (I) [The Yogyakarta Principles](http://www.yogyakartaprinciples.org/)is the application of international Human Rights Law in relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. It was drafted in 2006 in response to well-documented patterns of abuse. (II) [World Association of Sexology Declaration of Sexual Rights](http://www.worldsexology.org/about_sexualrights.asp) expounds that Sexual Rights as Fundemental and Universal Human Rights. 6\. LGBT, LBGTIQ, PLU, SM, What are all these acronyms la? LBGT = Lesbians, Bisexuals, Gays, Transsexuals. LBGTIQ = LBGT,Intersex, and Questioning/Queer. PLU = People Like Us. (but please try not to refer communities as “people like you”) Trans = short for transsexuals/transgenders, which are not to be confused with “transvestites.” SM = Seksualiti Merdeka (and don’t even think about cracking some SM=S\&M joke, it’s too obvious, not funny really) 5\. *Did I just hear someone say “queer” and “mak nyah“???* Yes and you can do so without fear of being slapped by a rainbow. The queer community and mak nyah community have reclaimed these words. Only the community themselves can reclaim a term that was previously used in a derogatory way. An outsider cannot use a pejorative and then claim that the term has been reclaimed. (While we are at acceptable terms, although the topic of sex work is not covered at Seksualiti Merdeka, I’d like to highlight that the term for a person who is a sex worker is “sex worker” not prostitute/hooker/whore/ayam.) 4\. What is the difference between “gender” and “sex”? Sex is your biological sex – chromosomal makeup (genetics), anatomical makeup (sex organs), and physiological differences (menstruation, sperm production) Gender is a concept that refers to the differences in the value and roles and responsibilities assigned to men and women. Gender is socially constructed and can change over time and can vary widely within and among cultures and communities. Gender inequality comes about when society places different values and expectations on women and men in relation to their expected roles and responsibilities. Boys and girls grow up learning what is expected of them in being proper men and proper women, fulfilling society’s acceptability of masculinity and femininity. (Source: KRYSS) Sometimes, the two don’t “match.” 3\. Uh… so do I call him… I mean her a “she” or “he”? You should always use the nouns of the gender the person identifies with – if a male is now female identified or transforming to become a woman or is a male to female transsexual – she is a she! And vice-versa of course. It’s slightly different for drag queens – it’s “she” with a capital S, until the wig, warpaint, and dress comes off! After that it’s “he” because drag queens are men; men who are obviously in touch with their feminine and fabulous side and have no problems taking that side of themselves on stage. But once the show is over he is who he is. Dragging is not a gender identity but rather a form of an expression of gender role. On a personal note, I hope one day soon we will all accept our trans-sisters, even in little gestures like showing employers that out trans-sisters should be allowed to use the women’s toilet. 2\. I know “gay”, “lesbian”, “bisexual”, but what is this “pan-sexual”? Bisexual connotes a binary to sexuality and sexual orientation. Pan is like “panning across the smorgasboard” For a proper definition please Google it or come to tomorrow’s “EVEN EDUCATED FLEAS DO IT” Sex, Sexuality & Diversity In Malaysia” at 4.00p.m and ask an expert\! 1\. It’s a FESTIVAL people\! Come have fun! Don’t worry about putting your foot in your mouth, we are not part of the growing group of easily-offended Malaysians. *Ong Jo-Lene is a Rainbow Warrior. She worked with 4 other artists under the guidance of Liew Kung Yu on the SM 2010 Art Project, “Portraits of the Unspoken” featuring 2 installations.* *LB: The views expressed here are the personal opinions of the writer.* Where credited, KRYSS is Knowledge and Rights with Young People through Safer Spaces. ![Edwin Sumun introducing the lovely volunteers of SM 2010 Art Project. Far left is Liew Kung Yu, acclaimed Malaysian artists who facilitated the project.](https://www.loyarburok.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/71945_442354990938_708875938_5320373_8196890_n-400x266.jpg) Edwin Sumun introducing the lovely volunteers of SM 2010 Art Project. Far left is Liew Kung Yu, acclaimed Malaysian artists who graciouslty facilitated the project. *See Also:* - [Queer Commnunity to deliver memorandun on discrimination in media](https://www.loyarburok.com/the-lobby/queer-community-to-deliver-memorandum-on-discrimination-in-media-to-suhakam/) Tagged: [diversity](https://www.loyarburok.com/tag/diversity/), [Human Rights](https://www.loyarburok.com/tag/human-rights/), [KRYSS](https://www.loyarburok.com/tag/kryss/), [LGBT](https://www.loyarburok.com/tag/lgbt/), [Seksualiti Merdeka](https://www.loyarburok.com/tag/seksualiti-merdeka/), [sexual rights](https://www.loyarburok.com/tag/sexual-rights/), [Sexuality Rights](https://www.loyarburok.com/tag/sexuality-rights/) [![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/46ee4811a01d1d5859eb35dfa8347bfa27bd4a22e78c5d99ad875e27aecd7424?s=80&d=identicon&r=g)](https://www.loyarburok.com/author/ongjo-lene/) ## [Ong Jo-Lene](https://www.loyarburok.com/author/ongjo-lene/) ideologically promiscuous, morally flexible, gender variant, militant atheist. [More by Ong Jo-Lene](https://www.loyarburok.com/author/ongjo-lene/) ## 7 replies on “10 Things: You were too shy to ask about Seksualiti Merdeka” 1. [![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/?s=60&d=identicon&r=g)](https://www.facebook.com/pepperlim)[Pepper Lim](https://www.facebook.com/pepperlim) says: [9 November 2011 at 12:52 pm](https://www.loyarburok.com/2010/10/16/you-were-too-shy-to-ask-about-seksualiti-merdeka/#comment-245357) Nice\! 2. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/128b90938585f4048a52ccabb011c3d581250fbbf14c6d8aa8407e2a379f555d?s=60&d=identicon&r=g)Pang says: [19 October 2010 at 2:46 am](https://www.loyarburok.com/2010/10/16/you-were-too-shy-to-ask-about-seksualiti-merdeka/#comment-42333) Whoever that was impersonating me, allow me to correct you, it doesn't take much, even a handshake with Pang is enough to make you pangsexual, even a glance at pang makes you a pangsexual, even mentioning Pang's name in a comment section of loyarburok makes you a pangsexual. So it is inevitable, you are pangsexual already. :) 3. [![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/35f4615243e6ecb75619312b04941048c193e86bcd07f41960486244ae4b9c84?s=60&d=identicon&r=g)](https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=318515515322)[AgreeToDisagree](https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=318515515322) says: [17 October 2010 at 2:43 pm](https://www.loyarburok.com/2010/10/16/you-were-too-shy-to-ask-about-seksualiti-merdeka/#comment-42116) Shan's sarcasm was entirely lost on all cybertroopers. That or I think they were burnt out trying to wrap their heads around the simple logic that was thrown at them. For them sex is something selfish and taboo. It's their perogative the kind of expression of sexuality they are comfy with. Weak, but to each their own. Gosh all involved can definitely take on the nepotistic oligarchs and patronage cliques in Pakatan and BN with such coordination – as a 3rd Force. Hey rich kids, take out those creeps infecting our government! It's within your capacity and skill set so it is your duty while the rest of us fill in the second liner, latecomer, backup generator roles\! Some of us are barely scraping by and won't be in time for GE13, doing the bad MP/bad assemblyman killing yourselves in person is just like giving a hand to all Malaysians! Indulging and liberating sexuality is fabulous, but saving Malaysia is divine. We're not asking you for funds, we're asking you to fund yourselves! All it takes for evil persons to triumph is for good persons to do nothing. Did the guys manage to address the legalisation issues and stuff I posted too? 4. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0deda1cae2bd160d071d0e876fd32919cfe8f2c51d064eaad17a94fae98c2709?s=60&d=identicon&r=g)Pang says: [17 October 2010 at 10:17 am](https://www.loyarburok.com/2010/10/16/you-were-too-shy-to-ask-about-seksualiti-merdeka/#comment-42067) To AM….that is not correct…this one is correct… Pangsexual = people who have had ANAL sex with Pang 5. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5309e7f3fbfd39faf0ef5d6b92298454ffff1914fc45108f990cf07066a04777?s=60&d=identicon&r=g)AM says: [17 October 2010 at 9:32 am](https://www.loyarburok.com/2010/10/16/you-were-too-shy-to-ask-about-seksualiti-merdeka/#comment-42057) Pangsexual = people who have had sex with Pang. 6. [![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/53615d0d1edf54a8414ce04dcf5df21b22e421b40b51b8459d9a1baf4e380d45?s=60&d=identicon&r=g)](https://www.loyarburok.com/)[Shanmuga K](https://www.loyarburok.com/) says: [17 October 2010 at 5:08 am](https://www.loyarburok.com/2010/10/16/you-were-too-shy-to-ask-about-seksualiti-merdeka/#comment-42020) I object to your captions. You do not name everyone in the photos. I believe this is evil. You are obviously a horrid and horrible person. You are also very rude and biadap, obviously, since you do not name the other people in the pictures. So un1Malaysia of you. I think they should strip you of your citizenship, and various other things. Disgusted. (Have I lived up to cybertrooper standards in this mock comment?) 1. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/46ee4811a01d1d5859eb35dfa8347bfa27bd4a22e78c5d99ad875e27aecd7424?s=60&d=identicon&r=g)Ong Jo-Lene says: [17 October 2010 at 12:32 pm](https://www.loyarburok.com/2010/10/16/you-were-too-shy-to-ask-about-seksualiti-merdeka/#comment-42097) Almost there Shan, but the grammar is still too polished! And you might want to throw in some serious name-calling. But obviously cyber-troopers either don't care about sex or don't want to talk about sex… or they just don't know about sex is it? Comments are closed. 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Readable Markdown	It’s a Top Ten list ala Letterman. This week it covers FAQs about Seksualiti Merdeka. Disclaimer: Since there is so much confusion these days and you people don’t read articles properly and then launch into attack mode (yes I am making a reference to the people who did not read properly and see that I was singling out the call-for-rape type comments and not all dissenting comments), I will explicitly mention here that while this article contains a list of definitions taken from a credible source on sexuality rights, it has been packaged in a tongue-in-cheek fashion. ![Edmund Bon at the launch of Seksualiti Merdeka 2010](https://www.loyarburok.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/37941_442355195938_708875938_5320377_5820662_n-400x266.jpg) Edmund Bon at the launch of Seksualiti Merdeka 2010. A special update for all you pangsexual wannabes, on Bon's right is Pang Khee Teik. The 3rd Malaysian Sexuality Rights Festival, Seksualiti Merdeka 2010 was launched on Wednesday by LoyarBurokker Edmund Bon. He left an indelible impression with the crowd – with a very apt speech and very tight LB tee. As a volunteer at this year’s festival (and an ardent fan of Letterman), I noticed that there 10 FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions when I talk to people about Seksualiti Merdeka. So I have listed them here with some introductory information. If you’d like to learn more or find that you have more questions after reading the list below, come listen to a series of talks tomorrow at Seksualiti Merdeka. If you are still not sure, stay for Rainbow Massacre and you will see all definitions and denominations live in action. ### 10 Things: You were too shy to ask about Seksualiti Merdeka 10\. Oooh are we going to celebrate all things sex? Sexuality is more than acts of sex. (At about this point I can see half the people losing the glint in their eyes about coming along.) Sexuality encompasses sex, gender identities and roles, sexual orientation, eroticism, pleasure, intimacy and reproduction. It is Seksualiti Merdeka not seks merdeka. 9\. What does Sexuality Rights mean? Sexuality Rights recognises that people who are non-heteronormative or who are non-conformative to heteronormativity should enjoy all human rights as protected and promoted by the international human rights treaties and conventions. Advocacy work around sexuality rights centre on seeking equal recognition before the law for people who are (non-conformative to heteronormativity) as equal human beings with the same set of human rights as anyone else irrespective of religion, race/ethnicity, culture, age, etc. Sexuality rights promotes the right to self-autonomy and bodily integrity in the responsible exercise and expression of one’s own sexuality. Sexuality rights includes the freedom from stigma and all forms of discrimination, violence, persecution and abuse that is based on a person’s sexual orientation and/or gender identity. (Source: KRYSS) To me personally, what this says is: we should be able to be who we are – even when the gender we identify with does not match our sex organs, we should be able to love who we want to love – as long as it’s between consenting adults. 8\. I’m straight, go to gay pride event for what? It is not a gay pride festival. It is a Sexuality Rights festival. Pang Khee Teik, Seksualiti Merdeka’s organising chair, sums up the aim of the festival very well when he [explains](http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/lifestyle/175028-eye...s-wide-open.html) that: “What the festival aims to do is to educate people about sexuality rights. Each one of us, regardless of our sexual orientation, is affected by threats to sexuality rights. For instance, in Malaysia, any form of sex that is ‘against the order of nature’ such as oral sex and anal sex is illegal under Section 377A of the Penal Code.” Of course, LGBT rights is a big part of Seksualiti Merdeka, and wouldn’t you want to lend support to fellow human beings – a brother, a sister, a friend, a neighbour – to be accepted for who they are? ![I'm so tall even Edwin Sumun is jealous](https://www.loyarburok.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/37115_442355800938_708875938_5320388_1103936_n-400x266.jpg) Edwin Sumun making fun of that very emo and vain person in the middle. More photos from the launch [here](https://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=232450&id=708875938&page=2) 7\. So what exactly are the principles of Sexuality Rights? I rely on: (I) [The Yogyakarta Principles](http://www.yogyakartaprinciples.org/)is the application of international Human Rights Law in relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. It was drafted in 2006 in response to well-documented patterns of abuse. (II) [World Association of Sexology Declaration of Sexual Rights](http://www.worldsexology.org/about_sexualrights.asp) expounds that Sexual Rights as Fundemental and Universal Human Rights. 6\. LGBT, LBGTIQ, PLU, SM, What are all these acronyms la? LBGT = Lesbians, Bisexuals, Gays, Transsexuals. LBGTIQ = LBGT,Intersex, and Questioning/Queer. PLU = People Like Us. (but please try not to refer communities as “people like you”) Trans = short for transsexuals/transgenders, which are not to be confused with “transvestites.” SM = Seksualiti Merdeka (and don’t even think about cracking some SM=S\&M joke, it’s too obvious, not funny really) 5\. *Did I just hear someone say “queer” and “mak nyah“???* Yes and you can do so without fear of being slapped by a rainbow. The queer community and mak nyah community have reclaimed these words. Only the community themselves can reclaim a term that was previously used in a derogatory way. An outsider cannot use a pejorative and then claim that the term has been reclaimed. (While we are at acceptable terms, although the topic of sex work is not covered at Seksualiti Merdeka, I’d like to highlight that the term for a person who is a sex worker is “sex worker” not prostitute/hooker/whore/ayam.) 4\. What is the difference between “gender” and “sex”? Sex is your biological sex – chromosomal makeup (genetics), anatomical makeup (sex organs), and physiological differences (menstruation, sperm production) Gender is a concept that refers to the differences in the value and roles and responsibilities assigned to men and women. Gender is socially constructed and can change over time and can vary widely within and among cultures and communities. Gender inequality comes about when society places different values and expectations on women and men in relation to their expected roles and responsibilities. Boys and girls grow up learning what is expected of them in being proper men and proper women, fulfilling society’s acceptability of masculinity and femininity. (Source: KRYSS) Sometimes, the two don’t “match.” 3\. Uh… so do I call him… I mean her a “she” or “he”? You should always use the nouns of the gender the person identifies with – if a male is now female identified or transforming to become a woman or is a male to female transsexual – she is a she! And vice-versa of course. It’s slightly different for drag queens – it’s “she” with a capital S, until the wig, warpaint, and dress comes off! After that it’s “he” because drag queens are men; men who are obviously in touch with their feminine and fabulous side and have no problems taking that side of themselves on stage. But once the show is over he is who he is. Dragging is not a gender identity but rather a form of an expression of gender role. On a personal note, I hope one day soon we will all accept our trans-sisters, even in little gestures like showing employers that out trans-sisters should be allowed to use the women’s toilet. 2\. I know “gay”, “lesbian”, “bisexual”, but what is this “pan-sexual”? Bisexual connotes a binary to sexuality and sexual orientation. Pan is like “panning across the smorgasboard” For a proper definition please Google it or come to tomorrow’s “EVEN EDUCATED FLEAS DO IT” Sex, Sexuality & Diversity In Malaysia” at 4.00p.m and ask an expert\! 1\. It’s a FESTIVAL people\! Come have fun! Don’t worry about putting your foot in your mouth, we are not part of the growing group of easily-offended Malaysians. *Ong Jo-Lene is a Rainbow Warrior. She worked with 4 other artists under the guidance of Liew Kung Yu on the SM 2010 Art Project, “Portraits of the Unspoken” featuring 2 installations.* *LB: The views expressed here are the personal opinions of the writer.* Where credited, KRYSS is Knowledge and Rights with Young People through Safer Spaces. ![Edwin Sumun introducing the lovely volunteers of SM 2010 Art Project. Far left is Liew Kung Yu, acclaimed Malaysian artists who facilitated the project.](https://www.loyarburok.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/71945_442354990938_708875938_5320373_8196890_n-400x266.jpg) Edwin Sumun introducing the lovely volunteers of SM 2010 Art Project. Far left is Liew Kung Yu, acclaimed Malaysian artists who graciouslty facilitated the project. *See Also:* - [Queer Commnunity to deliver memorandun on discrimination in media](https://www.loyarburok.com/the-lobby/queer-community-to-deliver-memorandum-on-discrimination-in-media-to-suhakam/)
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