Indonesia - Transgendered in Malang

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Indonesia - Transgendered in Malang

http://insideindonesia.org/content/view/606/47/
By Kim Heriot-Darragh
09/24/2007

"In the wider community, perceptions were similarly mixed. Many people are unaccustomed to using the word 'waria' to describe transgendered people. More often they use offensive terms like 'banci' and 'bencong'.

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Ibu means 'mother' and Pak means 'father'. These words are used as affectionate honorific titles for old people, prefixed to a person's given name.