Lately the tale of Ariff Alfian Rosli, the Malaysian student who had a same-sex marriage in Ireland has become a hot topic everywhere.
Generally most condemned him in fact some even threaten Ariff Alfian due to extreme anger over his actions.
I am certain, not much but a little, that this guy is surely ‘scared’ with what has occurred, he himself definitely did not expect the terrible reaction shown by Malaysians especially Muslims for his actions.
Probably after this he would think a 1,000 times before he return to his native country..whereas even before this case was a ruckus he did not come back, let alone when this has exploded.
For those who missed this Ariff Alfian story, this is the background story.
His father, Rosli Harun, 56, recently requested help from Utusan Malaysia to find his son who reputedly was ‘missing’ after his search hit a dead end.
To make matters worse, his son was also reputed to have married a foreign man and several pictures and video of the wedding was also circulated on the internet, including a website bigayweddingproject.com.
The same-sex wedding was believed to have been held in a church overseas and Ariff Alfian was pictured in a black Baju Melayu, complete with a gold samping and tanjak (head dress).
His partner who is estimated be in his late 30s wore a complete black suit normally worn during a Western wedding ceremony.
Ariff Alfian when contacted by Ireland media also denied that he was ‘missing’ and emphasized that he has now migrated to Ireland legally.
Alright, to shorten the story, actually Ariff Alfian does not need to be angry if returns because in Malaysia there is a body who ‘loves and care’ for people like you.
Its name is simple…Bar Council!
For this body, if the country wants to be respected as a democratic country, it must first stop any ‘oppression’ towards the sexual minority group which includes the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgenders (LGBT).
Since long before the Bar Council wanted the government to act quickly in providing protection to this group by introducing a new law to replace the law which imposed unnecessary control on LGBT individual rights in Malaysia.
They also, for Ariff Alfian’s knowledge, have taken oath that they would not budge from giving continuous support to the Merdeka Sexuality program which was canceled.
If he wants to know, the Merdeka Sexuality program was a program formed to provide moral support to the LGBT group.
Bar Council President, Lim Chee Wee once said that they also felt proud to be a part of the program’s supporters although many opposed because in their opinion, the LGBT group who has been living in
oppressed actually need protection and moral support.
So, wait no more…come back to your family in Malaysia.
As I said earlier on, the Bar Council would definitely be with you, ops! By: Syahril A. Kadir (mynewshub.my)
