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Title: Indonesia - Transgendered in Malang
Post by: Butterfly on September 24, 2007, 12:59:35 AM
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'.
Title: Re: Indonesia - Transgendered in Malang
Post by: Hypatia on September 24, 2007, 07:05:55 AM
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.