Violence, Culture and Conflict: Strategies for Safety in a Time of AIDS In Malaysia

1. Violence, Culture and Conflict: Strategies for Safety in a Time of AIDS In Malaysia 25 July 2014 20th International AIDS Conference

2. Legal system in Malaysia

3. Syariah laws 1. Kedah 2. Kelantan 3. NegeriSembilan 1. Johor 2. Malacca 3. Pahang 4. Perak 5. Perlis 6. PulauPinang 7. Sabah 8. Sarawak 9. Selangor 10. Terengganu 11. Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur (Federal Territory) Any male person who, in any public place, wears a woman’s attire and poses as a woman for immoral purposes shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding (x)ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding (x) or to both. Any male person who, in any public place, wears a woman’s attire and poses as a woman shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding (x) ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding (x) or to both.

6. Impact of the law

7. Why is the identification card an issue? Last odd numbers for male Gender as male being stated on the bottom of the id Name is male name

8. AleeshaFarhana made an application to change her gender status at the High Court on May 25 to enable her to be accepted into the local university to continue her studies, apart from the difficulty of living as a woman with her male status

9. Street Signboard in the public to remind about the Syariahlaw against Transwoman

10. Politician giving lgbT hate remarks in the mainstream media Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim came under fire from human rights NGO Suaram today for their direct attacks against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transsexuals, which it said will promote discrimination against the LGBT community. "The statements have certainly sent out a clear message that approves and justifies homophobic and transphobic violence, abuse and harassment against LGBTs by society," the group said in a statement. "It must be made clear that LGBTs are not asking for any new or special rights. They are simply asking the government to live up to its promises and obligations on recognising equality and non-discrimination for all human beings." Suaram was referring to Anwar's July 18 testimony in court in his suit against Malay daily Utusan Malaysia. Anwar said laws that discriminated homosexuals were needed in order to protect the sanctity of heterosexual marriages, but argued that such archaic laws must be reviewed to prevent the innocent from being penalised. 'The enemies of Is lam' The next day Najib said in a speech that the "LGBT community, along with liberalism and pluralism, are the enemies of Islam".

12. Constitutional review At the end of 2010, a group of transwomen filed a constitutional review of the Negeri Sembilan syariah law that prohibits ‘male person from posing as a woman’ following arbitrary and violent raids and arrests

13. Decision at the Negeri Sembilan High Court Applicants are born male and to this date are still male although they have undergone surgery to enhance their appearance Applicants are Muslims, and thus must abide by the state syariah laws When transsexuals wear female attire, although biologically they are male and have male sexual organs and desire, they will engage in homosexual relationships, which is a cause of HIV The human rights provisions in the Federal Constitution are not absolute rights and can be disregarded Article 8(2) that prohibits gender discrimination, covers men and women, not gender identity as claimed by the applicants. Gender refers to the sex that one is born with, male or female and it is stated in the birth certificate. Although they have changed physically and emotionally, it does not change the fact that the applicants are male as stated in their birth certificate and identification card.

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