Sabah Woman’s Day marchers want better protection, safer workplaces

80 women’s rights activists, stateless people and the LGBT community take part in inaugural event in Kota Kinabalu.

KOTA KINABALU: The inaugural Woman’s Day rally to promote gender equality and condemn violence drew some 80 marchers, including some from the LGBT community, here today.

The participants carried placards condemning child marriage, discrimination against women, and violence against the LGBT community, reading “Gender equality now”, “No means no”, “Tolak eksploitasi perempuan stateless” and “Feminism is for everyone”. “Our eight demands include a ban on child marriages and an end to all violence based on gender and sexual orientation.“We want sex education be made compulsory at all educational institutions and workplaces.

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