Malaysia Federal Court Decides Appellate Court’s Ruling on Transgender Rights Can Be Contested

(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) January 27, 2015 – A 2014 Malaysian landmark ruling in favor of trans rights has come under threat. The ruling recognized the rights of mak nyah (male to female gender non-conforming persons) in Negeri Sembilan (one of Malaysia’s 13 states) to cross dress and appear as women in public without being criminalized. Today, the
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