KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — Several lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activists and healthcare professionals have warned against conflating the community with mental health patients, saying this could harmfully suggest that sexual orientation and gender identity can be “cured”.

Transgender rights advocacy group Justice for Sisters (JFS) also urged the Ministry of Health (MoH) to immediately debunk the misinformation presented by two MPs from Islamist party PAS, explaining that such notions seem to excuse harmful conversion therapies.