THE lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community is growing as a result of technological advances and needs to be stopped, said popular preacher Hassan Mahmud Al-Hafiz.

Hassan said the government should enforce existing laws to hinder the movements of the LGBT community nationwide. 

“As a long-term measure, the government should also introduce laws to prevent citizens from falling into such movements,” he told Sinar Harian.

Meanwhile, Hassan slammed a buka puasa event organised for LGBT on June 10 and said it was against Islam.

He said such events ridiculed Islam’s teaching which bans homosexuality among its followers. 

“Those who fast should obey Allah’s rules and the act of fasting includes refraining from (immoral) acts.

“Today, we have those who refuse to accept Islam but practise other teachings which are not allowed in the religion,” said Hassan.

He was responding to the buka puasa held on June 10 in Bangsar.

He said these communities give Islam a bad name as they go against the true teachings of the religion. – June 15, 2017.