Brunei LGBT laws: move over George Clooney, why Asian activists are better off without ‘Western saviours’ South China Morning Post
Following Brunei’s implementation of strict sharia or Islamic laws that prescribe death by stoning and whipping for offences such as gay sex and adultery recently, condemnations have poured in thick and fast from many quarters around the world, including American celebrities George Clooney and Ellen DeGeneres. Last week, the University of Oxford announced that Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah had returned his honorary law degree after being told that the university was reviewing the award given to the 72-year-old in 1993. Clooney and DeGeneres also called on their supporters to boycott Brun…