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Title: Not a Crime: A Gorgeous, Stirring Cartoon About the Status of Trans People in Ma
Post by: stephaniec on August 08, 2015, 02:04:48 PM
Post by: stephaniec on August 08, 2015, 02:04:48 PM
Not a Crime: A Gorgeous, Stirring Cartoon About the Status of Trans People in Malaysia
http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2015/08/07/transgender_in_malaysia_cartoon_about_the_jempol_arrests.html
Slate/By Kazimir Lee Iskander 08/07/2015
When cartoonist Kazimir Lee Iskander learned that 17 Malaysian trans women had been arrested by the Islamic police in June 2014 for the crime of "impersonating women," he was both riveted by the case and inspired to write about it. He wanted to show how trans people are harassed in Malaysia but also how effective LGBTQ organizing can be. "I didn't want everyone to hear the story and assume Malaysia's some fundie hell-hole (even though it can be)," he told me. "I also wanted to show a little bit of the activism happening on the ground." —June Thomas"
http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2015/08/07/transgender_in_malaysia_cartoon_about_the_jempol_arrests.html
Slate/By Kazimir Lee Iskander 08/07/2015
When cartoonist Kazimir Lee Iskander learned that 17 Malaysian trans women had been arrested by the Islamic police in June 2014 for the crime of "impersonating women," he was both riveted by the case and inspired to write about it. He wanted to show how trans people are harassed in Malaysia but also how effective LGBTQ organizing can be. "I didn't want everyone to hear the story and assume Malaysia's some fundie hell-hole (even though it can be)," he told me. "I also wanted to show a little bit of the activism happening on the ground." —June Thomas"
Title: Re: Not a Crime: A Gorgeous, Stirring Cartoon About the Status of Trans People in Ma
Post by: suzifrommd on August 08, 2015, 03:28:10 PM
Post by: suzifrommd on August 08, 2015, 03:28:10 PM
Chilling story.
Though I wish the cartoonist had put this another way. "In 1983, Hospital facilities offering SRS were shut down due to cultural pressure. Trans people now had to travel to Thailand and Indonesia in order to transition."
As if we can't transition without SRS.
Though I wish the cartoonist had put this another way. "In 1983, Hospital facilities offering SRS were shut down due to cultural pressure. Trans people now had to travel to Thailand and Indonesia in order to transition."
As if we can't transition without SRS.