Dr. Anthony Chong I would like to begin with a few facts about Deaf people in Malaysia. It is already difficult to live as a Deaf person in mainstream society, as many people are ignorant about Deaf people and do not understand that we are a linguistic minority. We experience poor access to information because of the ignorance of others, not because of our deafness. We are compelled to spend time and money on speech and listening therapy, even...

By Jose Monfred Sy Project Leader, Program on Alternative Developmen UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies LGBTQ+ peoples have existed and played crucial roles in societies across Southeast Asia for the longest time. However, today, our lives have been marred by violence, discrimination, and exclusion from economic and political participation. At the regional level, the responses from Southeast Asian governments and the Association...