A group of transgenders today lodged a police report against hate comments on social media targeting their community following the removal of two LGBT activists' portraits at an exhibition in Penang.

The group of 15 led by the Public Health and Welfare Association chairperson Elisha Kor Krishanan lodged the police report at the Dang Wangi district police headquarters in the capital.

In their report, they specifically highlighted Pahang mufti Abdul Rahman Osman's statement saying there would no compromises with the LGBT community as well as Penang mufti Wan Salim Wan Mohd Nor's statement likening LGBT activism with “animal rights”.

Elisha Kor said they had received plenty of abusive comments on social media, including statements threatening and suggesting LGBT groups be harmed or killed.

"This is not the first time... and there is still no one saying that the statements made by the two muftis are wrong. That's how we allow haters towards LGBT. "

She said the LGBT community just wanted equals rights, like other citizens, and not special treatment.

"We want to walk through the streets without fear. We are not asking for red carpet treatment, we just want to be treated just like the rest of the public."

Elisha Kor also said it was disappointing the country did not have a strong ministry to voice up for LGBT groups.

"We do not have a very strong ministry to stop the hate that is going on following the suggestion that LGBTs share toilets with the disabled.

"(We hope) the necessary agencies like the Ministry of Health would come out and explain that their condition is natural and they are born that way."

She also pointed out that LGBTs were taxpayers and entitled to the same rights as other Malaysians.

Controversy over LGBTs broke out anew after photographs of LGBT activists Nisha Ayub and Pang Khee Teik were removed from the month-long Stripes and Strokes exhibition in Penang.

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Mujahid Yusof Rawa said he agreed with the removing of the photographs of LGBT activists, adding that this was in line with his department's stand on LGBTs.