Kuala Lumpur - A Malaysian transsexual who underwent surgery to change from a woman to a man has failed in her bid to be legally registered as a male, official media reported on Thursday.
Wong Chiou Yoong, 33, underwent a sex change operation in 2002 and has tried since then to be registered as a male in all her identification papers.
However, a court from northern Perak state threw out Wong's case on Thursday, saying the country's law did not recognise transsexuals and therefore the court did not have jurisdiction to rule on the matter.
The High Court judge said that although there were similar cases in Singapore, Australia and Britain, he had to dismiss the case as Malaysia does not have proper legislation to try people who have undergone sex change procedures.
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"It is a sensitive subject and this is the first case of this kind," the judge was quoted as saying by the official Bernama news agency.
Wong's lawyer had earlier told the court that identification papers still showed her to be female, although she now had the full appearance of a man.
Wong, who is currently working in Singapore, was not present during the hearing. - Sapa-dpa
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