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Title: Malaysian transgender singer fined for being ‘feminine’
Post by: Shana A on June 25, 2012, 07:30:27 AM
Post by: Shana A on June 25, 2012, 07:30:27 AM
Malaysian transgender singer fined for being 'feminine'
Islamic court fines transgender woman after she 'repents'
25 June 2012 | By Anna Leach
http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/malaysian-transgender-singer-fined-being-%E2%80%98feminine%E2%80%99250612 (http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/malaysian-transgender-singer-fined-being-%E2%80%98feminine%E2%80%99250612)
Malaysian transgender singer Hafiz Jeffri was fined by the Islamic Syariah high court for 'dressing in women's clothing and having feminine mannerisms'.
The singer, also known as Kajol, 'repented' and had a prison sentence reduced to a 1,000 Malaysian Ringgit ($313, €250), government-owned newspaper The Star reported.
Islamic court fines transgender woman after she 'repents'
25 June 2012 | By Anna Leach
http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/malaysian-transgender-singer-fined-being-%E2%80%98feminine%E2%80%99250612 (http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/malaysian-transgender-singer-fined-being-%E2%80%98feminine%E2%80%99250612)
Malaysian transgender singer Hafiz Jeffri was fined by the Islamic Syariah high court for 'dressing in women's clothing and having feminine mannerisms'.
The singer, also known as Kajol, 'repented' and had a prison sentence reduced to a 1,000 Malaysian Ringgit ($313, €250), government-owned newspaper The Star reported.