Life of transgender matriarch celebrated in Malaysia

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Life of transgender matriarch celebrated in Malaysia
Transgender 'Mother Theresa' of Kuala Lumpur dies aged 68
09 AUGUST 2012 | BY ANNA LEACH

http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/life-transgender-matriarch-celebrated-malaysia090812



The life of Asha Dewi, a matriarch to the transgender community in Malaysia, was celebrated by over a thousand people with a colorful funeral procession through the streets in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.

Dewi, 68, died of a heart attack early on Tuesday morning.

The mourners, who were mostly transgender woman Dewi had cared for, were crying and grief-stricken, but also singing, dancing and playing musical instruments. Dewi's coffin was adorned with flowers as it was carried through the streets.