Artist decries removal of LGBT activist photos from Penang exhibition

An artist has called the decision to remove his photographs of LGBT activists Nisha Ayub and Pang Khee Teik from the month-long "Stripes and Strokes" exhibit in Penang "disappointing".

KL-based Mooreyameen Mohamad lamented the removal, as the exhibit – held in conjunction with the annual George Town Festival – is about Merdeka, the Malaysian flag and diversity.

"For these two individuals to be singled out, it is disappointing," he told Malaysiakini...