Transgender women in Malaysia: a review of health related issues and challenges

• Main Authors: Said, Abdul Hadi, Mohd, Farah Natashah, Draman, Samsul, Md Aris, Mohd Aznan, Ramli, Rawahah Husna
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: JK Welfare & Pharmascope Foundation 2021
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/89441/7/89441_Transgender%20women%20in%20Malaysia%20a%20review%20of%20health%20related%20issues%20and%20challenges.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/89441/; https://pharmascope.org/ijrps/article/view/4655/13104; https://doi.org/10.26452/ijrps.v12i2.4655
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Transgender refers to individuals who perceive their gender differently from their original gender assigned at birth. Transgender women are those who were assigned male gender at birth but expressed themselves as female later on in their life. The numbers of transgender women in Malaysia have been i...