It is shit like this that PISSES THE HELL OUTTA ME!!

A woman in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur has gone to the press saying that a club had refused her entry because of her tomboyish appearance, a euphemism commonly used to mean butch lesbian.

The English language Malay Mail described the woman’s experience of being refused entry at CYNNA, a trendy spot at the Asian Heritage Row in Jalan Yap Ah Sak.

Accompanied by four friends, the 30-year-old was barred from entering the club and was told by one of the door hosts that: “Tomboys can’t enter. It’s a directive from the management.”

She questioned the discriminatory policy of the establishment saying: “I am a paying customer. It’s a public place so I don’t understand the discrimination.”

When contacted by the Mail, The Loft KL Sdn Bhd, the company which operates the club and four other outlets, refused to comment on whether the club had denied entry to tomboys, gays and transvestites, without a written complaint.

The Mail however quoted the club’s manager on duty, Zul Arshad, as saying that the club reserves the right to deny entry to certain groups like tomboys, gays and transvestites for “our own reasons.”

“The club has the right to bar them from entering because this involves our image. In my opinion, we can’t have these people because other patrons would feel intimidated by their behaviour. We are not discriminating against them but this is how we take care of our image. It’s not good for the club. But gay people are allowed to work here,” he said.


And to think i thought we as Malaysians, nay, as human beings had evolved more than this. Boy was i wrong. So if i had a club and i barred all myopic, homophobic Malay men, that would be okay too? oh, but of course i'd let him WORK there. pffh.