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Title: Arrest of transvestites spurs debate in Brunei
Post by: Butterfly on December 12, 2009, 03:10:13 AM
Post by: Butterfly on December 12, 2009, 03:10:13 AM
Arrest of transvestites spurs debate in Brunei
Earth Times
Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:04:03 GMT
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/298974,arrest-of-transvestites-spurs-debate-in-brunei.html (http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/298974,arrest-of-transvestites-spurs-debate-in-brunei.html)
Bandar Seri Begawan - The arrest of seven cross-dressers by Brunei police this week has sparked debate over the rights of the individual vs religious mores in the Islamic sultanate, observers said Saturday. The Royal Brunei Police on Tuesday arrested the transvestites and subjected them to HIV tests, vowing to conduct similar operations "to combat the spread of immoral activities."
Earth Times
Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:04:03 GMT
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/298974,arrest-of-transvestites-spurs-debate-in-brunei.html (http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/298974,arrest-of-transvestites-spurs-debate-in-brunei.html)
Bandar Seri Begawan - The arrest of seven cross-dressers by Brunei police this week has sparked debate over the rights of the individual vs religious mores in the Islamic sultanate, observers said Saturday. The Royal Brunei Police on Tuesday arrested the transvestites and subjected them to HIV tests, vowing to conduct similar operations "to combat the spread of immoral activities."