Gay-themed film in Malaysia gets cautious approval...

Muslim-majority Malaysia's first gay romance movie opens with playful scenes of a bare-chested male couple massaging each other on a beach at night — but their euphoria soon evaporates in a story that seeks to placate both conservative government censors and contemporary audiences hungry for edgy material.

"Dalam Botol," or "In A Bottle," is a Malay-language film about a man who gets a sex change operation because he thought it would satisfy his male lover, but ends up regretting it. The film earned applause from movie bloggers invited to its first public screening Wednesday, three months before its scheduled nationwide release. More...

Don't miss:

1. Malaysia opens school for pregnant teens...
2. Malaysian reality show seeks young Muslim leader!!! 
3. No orgies please, we're Malaysian...
4. Bollywood to screen first gay kiss ...
5. China's "first" married gay couple fight the odds...
6. Gays publicly humiliated in Pakistan...