LGBT organizations in Malaysia

No interest group exists to promote LGBT-rights solely.

Instead a loose coalition of NGOs, artists and individuals have formed under the pretext of organizing the annual sexuality rights festival Seksualiti Merdeka. Seksualiti Merdeka, meaning "Independent Sexuality", is an annual festival consisting of talks, performances, screenings, workshops, and forums, to promote sexuality rights as a human right, to empower marginalized individuals and communities, and to create platforms for advocacy. Besides organizing the programmes of this annual festival, members of this coalition are also involved in letter writing campaigns, organizing regular film screenings and discussions, academic advocacy and training of trainers.

The groups involved in Seksualiti Merdeka have also on their own advocated for the rights of LGBT within the framework of human rights advocacy. These include established human rights organizations such as the Human Rights Committee of the Malaysian Bar, SUARAM, PT Foundation, KRYSS, Women’s Candidacy Initiative, Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor (Empower), Purple Lab, Matahari Books, and The Annexe Gallery.

Several other groups such as Sisters In Islam, Women's Aid Organisation, Amnesty International also have dealt with sexual orientation issues within their public health advocacy. The focus on AIDS-HIV education has allowed for more public discussion of sexual orientation, gender identity and human rights.

PT Foundation, originally called Pink Triangle, focuses on "providing HIV/AIDS education, prevention, care and support programes, sexuality awareness and empowerment programes for vulnerable communities in Malaysia". The communities include MSM (men who have sex with men), transgender, sex workers, drug users, and people living with HIV. They are joined by other organizations, such as "LPG" (for gay men) and "OutDo" (for lesbians) which organize regular activities for their target communities