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Think tank expresses alarm at anti-transgender sentiment by Islamic affairs minister

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Saturday, 11 Jul 2020 12:30 PM MYTYesterday in a Facebook post, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri said Jawi would not merely be conducting arrests but also provide religious education so that the transgender community can ‘return to the correct path’. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

“It is a fact which has been thoroughly documented that transgender persons in Malaysia encounter harassment, discrimination and subject to physical assaults,” he said in a statement. “In 2017 he engaged in dialogue with a group of them at a Chow Kit drop-in centre. In 2018, as Mufti, Zulkifli hosted a delegation of transgender women at his office for discussions and called for reforms,” he said.

“Fear and discrimination discourage them from seeking treatment and care. They may have trouble finding alternative healthcare services if they are turned away. Everyone is equally entitled to the rights and protections provided for under Malaysian law and that includes being able to walk about without having to fear of being prosecuted for who we are, being beaten up or subject to physical harm,” he said.

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