A country where homosexuality is still against the law may the be the last place you’d expect to do an LGBT+ photoshoot. But the editor of Elska Magazine travelled to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, after locals begged him to shoot in their city.
Kuala Lumpur is a diverse mix of Malay, Chinese and Indian residents – among others. But it’s also the capital of Malaysia, an increasingly anti-LGBT+ country.
Gay sex is still illegal with police raiding LGBT+ venues and authorities punishing people with caning, jail and fines. Elska editor and chief photographer, Liam Campbell, said: ‘I never really expected to make an issue in Malaysia because I just assumed that as a majority Muslim country where homosexuality is illegal, the locals wouldn’t be keen to