Court of Appeal reverses High Court decision on transsexual man


PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court decision made last July which declared that a person who had gender reassignment surgery is legally a man.

A three-member Court of Appeal panel chaired by Datuk Seri Zakaria Sam allowed the appeal by the National Registration Department director-general after finding that there was merit to it.

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