Grindr Blocked

Malaysia doesn't often appear in news headlines here in the U.S., so I was surprised to see this headline: 

Grindr, Blued Blocked in Malaysia as Anti-LGBTQ+ Push Widens

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, the country’s Internet regulator, is “examining several legislative measures to curb these applications.”   The article goes on to discuss the increasingly conservative shift in this predominantly Muslim country.  Other apps that promote "deviant" relationships will also be blocked.  Malaysia has some of Southeast Asia’s strictest laws governing LGBTQ+ people. Same-sex intercourse is outlawed under both a colonial-era sodomy statute and Islamic sharia law applicable to Muslims, with penalties ranging from fines and caning to imprisonment. 

This country is adopting a more extreme stance on LGTBQ, but I think we are seeing some of this in many other parts of the world.

I remember opening Grindr while I was in Malaysia and a warning popped up:  CAUTION:  You are in a conservative Muslim country.  It is best not to post your face picture and use caution when meeting people. 

I met two guys while I was in KL.   Both Malay.  My impression was that Malaysia operated on sort of a "don't ask, don't tell" policy.  One of the guys was devout Muslim and was secretive about his sexuality, but that didn't stop him from meeting guys.   The other guy had told his mum he was gay, probably after a thousand questions about when he would marry.  I was surprised that many local guys posted face pics on Grindr.  There was a gay club not far from my hotel in Bukit Bintang.  Somewhat confusing?  An uneasy recognition of gay people?

All this will just force gay people underground.  Things go back to secret apps and underground clubs that were in existence years ago. 

Why can't everyone be accepted?