Editorial: Maldives LGBTQ community makes a win

In social terms, the LGBTQ community of Maldives has made a win over the heterosexual community.

First there was Rainbow Maldives, the online support group representing our rights and potential.

The Rainbow Maldives then introduced an online forum and news website, The Rainbow Maldivian bringing together the LGBTQ community onto a single platform.

With the recent introduction of an advice column for queer Maldivians, Rainbow Maldives has achieved a collaborative effort in almost completing a sense of community among ourselves at a time while the majority heterosexual community seems to be in chaos.

As our mission statement states that we provide support for our heterosexual counterparts, we're glad in that Dear FK has taken the initiative of providing advice for the heterosexual community as well, confirming that LGBTQ Maldivians are no different from the average heterosexual Maldivian.

Resonating one of Rainbow Maldives' founding fathers, "Fear and silence are the greatest enemies of change," we are happy that, although at the moment we are remaining in the closet, all the aforementioned efforts nevertheless is helping slowly build up an alternate and parallel society for the LGBTQ community of Maldives.

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