Malaysia’s anti-gay camp
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A camp set up to 'correct the effeminate behavior' of Muslim schoolboys violates the law and should be abolished, says Malaysia's women's minister. 66 schoolboys identified by teachers as 'effeminate' began counseling this week to 'discourage them from being gay'. Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to the BBC's Jennifer Pak in Kuala Lumpur.
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