Malaysian Muslim schoolboys sent to gay prevention camp
”We can’t force the boys to change, but we want them to know what their choices are in life. Some effeminate boys end up as a transvestite or a homosexual, but we want to do our best to limit this.” (AP / Daily Journal)
Razali Daud, education director of Terengganu state in Malaysia. Associated Press reports that ”66 Muslim schoolboys,” 13-17, have been sent to a four-day camp where they will be schooled in “self-development” to stop them from becoming gay. (AP / Daily Journal)
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