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Literature Review On Transgenderism In Malaysia

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1. Wei, Chang Lee, Azizan Baharuddin, Raihanah Abdullah, Zuraidah Abdullah, and Kathleen Por Chhe Ern. "Transgenderism in Malaysia." Journal of Dharma-Dharmaram Journal of Religions and Philosophies 30, no. 1 (2012): 79-96.
This article is focus on the meaning of the term of transgender, transgender in Islamic jurisprudence and also the challenges faced by the transgender community in Malaysia. Firstly, Virginia Prince, an American transgender activist was the first person that introduced the term of transgender in 1960s. The term is described the people who live a cross-gender lifestyle without undergoing any sex change or sex reassignment surgery. In the 1980s, the meaning of the term expanded further and became popular as …show more content…

Sahri, Mardhiyyah, Khairudin Murad, Mohd Dasuqkhi Mohamad Sirajuddin, Mohamed Azam Mohamed Adil, and Norzaidi Mohd Daud. "Analyzing the Islamic and legal awareness of the Muslim male students in Malaysia of the prohibition on cross dressing." Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research 21, no. 10 (2014): 1718-1723.
This study is conducted among 115 Muslim male students to know about their Islamic and legal awareness of the prohibition on cross dressing. The findings suggested that while a strong majority of them know that the act of dressing and acting as a woman is prohibited in Islam, half of them do not know that it is an offence in their state and even more so, only slightly than one third of the respondents know the punishment for the offence. Thus, it is recommended that legal awareness should be increased to educate the society and prevent injustice.
5. Barmania, Sima, and Syed Mohamed Aljunid. "Navigating HIV prevention policy and Islam in Malaysia: contention, compatibility or reconciliation? Findings from in-depth interviews among key stakeholders." BMC Public Health 16, no. 1 (2016): …show more content…

The theoretical constructs of minority stress, coping, and identity control theory are explored in terms of how they may predict depression in transgender women. Depression and depressive symptoms have been used to predict high-risk sexual behaviours with mixed results. The implications of the findings on treating depression in transgender women include taking into account the stress of transition and the importance of supportive peers and family. Future studies should explore a model of depression and high-risk behaviors in transgender

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