Exploding the myths: Truth about gays

This sounds quite ridiculous but gays are often imagined to be promiscuous, irreligious, lacking any commitment, sense of responsibility and family values. Nothing could be far from the truth

There are many anti-gay myths prevalent in Pakistan. Following are just a few of them. Substantial evidence, empirical data and scientific studies also suggest that these myths are ill-founded.

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Hide your condoms, Dr Maria is coming

My name is Dr. Khan and I am a morality terrorist. I drop into massage centers with a microphone and the police following me like a puppy. I am so convinced in my pants that I can single-handedly interrogate people who are apparently running a “sex” centre. Don’t you dare tell me that you don’t know what a pregnancy test is because I am a medical doctor, certified to be rude!

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When Junaid met Aamir

Junaid Jamshed, singer turned maverick televangelist, went to perform Hajj (Pilgrimage to  Mecca) last year along with his Tablighi mentor, Maulana Tariq Jameel. And the team Karachi ran into none other than Bollywood’s cerebral Khan- Aamir Khan. You can hear the effect this meeting had on Junaid Jamshed in this video:

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"Censorship is an obsession in Malaysia＂

Steven Gan is a renowned Malaysian journalist and co-founder and editor-in-chief of the political news website Malaysiakini, Malaysia’s first independent news source and one of the first online news magazines in the world. In 2000, he was awarded the International Press Freedom Award of the CPJ for braving the Malaysian censorship and authorities. The website is now subscription-based and a model for journalists in conflict zones and authoritarian regimes. Following is what he shared with TNS.

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