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• Malaysian Government Replaces the Term "LGBT" With "Deviant Culture"

  23-06-2026 16:31 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Global VoicesA Malaysian official said the government will stop using the term "LGBT" and instead use "budaya songsang," which means "deviant culture" in Malay, reflecting the intensified discrimination faced by LGBTQ+ people in the country. During a Parliament session in February, a Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (Religious Affairs) said that ending use of the term will influence online algorithms and thus prevent the "normalization" of...
  
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• U.N. Reports Israel Is Intentionally Targeting Palestinian Children

  23-06-2026 16:30 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Press International - Health NewsA U.N. human rights committee said Tuesday that Israel is continuing to commit genocide in the Gaza Strip and is deliberately targeting Palestinian children. The U.N. International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory published a report concluding that Israeli authorities and military forces is intentionally committing genocide. The killings of children have continued after a cease-fire was agreed to in October.
  
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