Setting the Priorities for LGBT+ Research and Intervention Effort in Malaysia Through Community Voices: A Brief Report.

Kyle Tan
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Internationally, there is a growing acceptance of gender and sexuality diversity and acknowledgment of LGBT + identities as health determinants. However, caution is warranted when applying research and intervention priorities from Global North countries to regions where LGBT + identities remain criminalized. In 2024, Malaysia maintains legal stances persecuting LGBT + individuals and shows no intent to address this human rights issue. This study offers an overview of pivotal issues identified by LGBT + communities in Malaysia that urgently require attention and resolution. Data were employed from a large-scale community-based survey: the KAMI Survey that recruited LGBT + participants in Malaysia in late 2023 and descriptive analyses were conducted on the responses of 637 participants (mean age = 27.75). Results revealed key issues deemed 'very important' to address by participants comprised HIV/AIDS, training for healthcare providers, police mistreatment, and discrimination, with more than 80% reporting each of these. When prompted to select a single issue for urgent resolution, three-fifths (61.0%) prioritized 'criminalizing laws affecting LGBT + individuals'. Echoing prolonged advocacy by local LGBT + community organizations, the author emphasizes the need for collective allyship across stakeholders to develop evidence-based practices and policies to address the concerns articulated in this paper.

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通过社区的声音确定马来西亚 LGBT+ 研究和干预工作的优先事项:简要报告。
在国际上,人们越来越接受性别和性取向的多样性,并承认 LGBT + 身份是健康的决定因素。然而,在将全球北方国家的研究和干预重点应用到 LGBT + 身份仍被视为犯罪的地区时,必须谨慎行事。2024 年,马来西亚仍然坚持迫害 LGBT + 个人的法律立场,并没有表现出解决这一人权问题的意图。本研究概述了马来西亚 LGBT + 社区提出的迫切需要关注和解决的关键问题。数据来自一项大规模的社区调查:KAMI 调查,该调查于 2023 年底在马来西亚招募了 LGBT + 参与者,并对 637 名参与者(平均年龄 = 27.75 岁)的回答进行了描述性分析。结果显示,参与者认为 "非常重要 "解决的关键问题包括艾滋病毒/艾滋病、医疗保健提供者培训、警察虐待和歧视,其中每个问题的报告率均超过 80%。当被要求选择一个亟待解决的问题时,五分之三(61.0%)的人优先选择了 "将影响 LGBT + 个人的法律定为刑事犯罪"。与当地 LGBT + 社区组织长期以来的倡导相呼应,作者强调,各利益相关方需要结成集体同盟,共同制定循证实践和政策,以解决本文所阐述的问题。
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