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Guests arrive at the Fashion International Extravaganza pageant in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 26, 2015. Public events highlighting Malaysia’s trans community happen rarely for fear that an event will be raided by the police. In June, police raided a private birthday party and arrested nine transgender women for violating a law that prohibits “a male person posing as a woman.” All nine women were fined and two received jail time. Religion News Service photo by Alexandra Radu