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The Mak Nyahs: Malaysian Male to Female Transsexuals
Featuring interviewees' accounts and photos of the first Malaysian national seminar on mak nyahs primarily male-to-female transvestites and transsexuals, Koon (criminology and sociology, U. Utara, Malaysia) summarizes her own and others' research on, and mostly Muslim sociocultural aspects of, the phenomenon. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
175 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2002
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June 3, 2017
Buku Mak Nyah tulisan dan kajian oleh Prof Dr Teh Yik Khoon ini menjadi rujukan pada komuniti kajian sosial dan kriminologi di seluruh dunia. Dari buku ini saya mula faham bagaimana penulisan dan fakta yang baik selalunya adalah dalam bahasa Inggeris. Saya terkilan dan mula menulis dalam Bahasa Malaysia untuk buku Mak Nyah pertama saya.
Saya terburu buru dan ghairah mahu mengejar waktu. Penerbit pula tidak peka pada typo dan cara pemasarannya. Tetapi saya bahagia kerana BUKU MAKNYAH banyak membantu para pelajar kajian sosial dan kriminologi sebagai sumber.
The Mak Nyah Malaysia Male to Female ini dicetak di Singapura atas sebab sebab yang nyata. Jadi saya harus berterima kasih pada Terfaktab Zine yang berani mencetak Buku Mak Nyah. Buku Mak Nyah akan dibaiki isinya dari waktu ke waktu. Orang malaysia masih takut pada ilmu kerana ada penolakan awal di situ.
Dapatkan buku ini The Mak Nyahs: Malaysia F to M sekiranya kamu terjumpa...ianya adalah kajian awal terhadap para maknyah sekitar tahun 90an. Strukturnya Maknyah semakin berubah sekarang.
Saya terburu buru dan ghairah mahu mengejar waktu. Penerbit pula tidak peka pada typo dan cara pemasarannya. Tetapi saya bahagia kerana BUKU MAKNYAH banyak membantu para pelajar kajian sosial dan kriminologi sebagai sumber.
The Mak Nyah Malaysia Male to Female ini dicetak di Singapura atas sebab sebab yang nyata. Jadi saya harus berterima kasih pada Terfaktab Zine yang berani mencetak Buku Mak Nyah. Buku Mak Nyah akan dibaiki isinya dari waktu ke waktu. Orang malaysia masih takut pada ilmu kerana ada penolakan awal di situ.
Dapatkan buku ini The Mak Nyahs: Malaysia F to M sekiranya kamu terjumpa...ianya adalah kajian awal terhadap para maknyah sekitar tahun 90an. Strukturnya Maknyah semakin berubah sekarang.
March 19, 2023
At risk of objectifying the community, I must admit I find the subject matter thoroughly fascinating. Why are mak nyahs mak nyahs, and what makes them be?
I was half-expecting to read writing similar to Malcolm Gladwell, with statistics, scientific theories, historical data framing poignant storytelling. Unfortunately for me, this was written as a research paper and thus rather dry. The subject in itself is so dynamic and taboo - that I loved it nonetheless.
I did find it strange that a mak nyah was referred to as “he/him” in one sentence at the beginning of the book, though I myself am not a stickler for correcting modern day pronouns.
My only other criticism is that this book desperately needed to be proof read as some parts were repetitive, and some were disjointed.
Regardless, I applaud the writer’s efforts in exploring our marginalised community, and I felt sad reading data throughout the book.
This book inspires me, and I encourage all LGBTQIA allies to read this in show of solidarity.
I was half-expecting to read writing similar to Malcolm Gladwell, with statistics, scientific theories, historical data framing poignant storytelling. Unfortunately for me, this was written as a research paper and thus rather dry. The subject in itself is so dynamic and taboo - that I loved it nonetheless.
I did find it strange that a mak nyah was referred to as “he/him” in one sentence at the beginning of the book, though I myself am not a stickler for correcting modern day pronouns.
My only other criticism is that this book desperately needed to be proof read as some parts were repetitive, and some were disjointed.
Regardless, I applaud the writer’s efforts in exploring our marginalised community, and I felt sad reading data throughout the book.
This book inspires me, and I encourage all LGBTQIA allies to read this in show of solidarity.
August 7, 2023
As a Muslim I've always been a firm believer of not alienating anyone no matter what they do (except intentional murder/r*pist or anything of equivalence). While I know what they do is wrong in the Islamic sense, I think alienating the Mak Nyahs is also wrong. I've watched some documentaries and known some people who are deeply involved in the community and that they still have love for the religion and it is more important to hold on to that rather than making them a social pariah.
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