I am not here to speak on behalf of Seksualiti Merdeka. A lot has been said, the good, the bad, the in-betweens (pun not intended). I am here to speak about the statements made in so many articles regarding the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) 'community'. I write this in hope of educating those that has made such remarks for it certainly is easy to talk about things you can only imagine without any sunstantial evidence, or is that just how things are nowadays?
LGBT, a community? Wouldn't that sound comical? Imagine a phrase like 'female community' or the 'male community'. What sense does it make? None.
LGBTs spitting in the face of decency and morality. My only question is - How? By trying to make the world a better place is spitting in the face of decency and morality? There are many other things to be concerned about that truly spits in the face and decency and morality rather than spending all the effort on the things people do in their bedroom. Take rape for example, child abuse, divorce - these are a few of the many things that are worth putting a ban on.
LGBTs - against religion. Everyone interprets religion to justify who they are. Why do I say so? Children that mistreats another children, or even animals, is considered 'haram'. So why not persecute them? No one seems to take that statement literally. Ill-gotten wealth is also considered 'haram' and in the Quran, it is stated "Allah has forbidden alcoholic drinks. Whoever this verse reaches while they still possess any of it, they are not to drink nor to sell.". So do we persecute those who works at 7-Eleven or Tesco for making a living there? God's vengeance is great, but so is his compassion. Even the most formidably 'haram' meat, pork, is edible when there are no other food available. They speak about virtue but they missed out on the biggest virtue of all - love.
LGBTs harm those around them. Again, how? The stereotypes of LGBTs - make-up, entertainment industry, creative industry and whatsoever not. So making the world a more beautiful and comfortable place to live in is harming others? It is right for us to condemn those who brought harm to the community (community here being the human race) but when we ill-treat people who contributed their share in making this country a better place and make false accusation of them harming those around them, that is just unacceptable. "Tanah tumpahnya darahku" and trust me, the LGBTs has their blood and sweat in for Malaysia and now it would be in vain for the benefit of some selfish parties.
All in all, I believe it was and is and will never be a crime nor a sin to love. 1Malaysia is built on the foundation of love, or so I choose to believe. So let us all live up to that as united Malaysians.
