Making headlines around the world

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Making headlines around the world

Despite being marginalised in certain countries, the transgendered have made headlines around the world, from beauty pageants to politics.

Photos: AFP, BMG, Eastern Weekly, Reuters, SBS, The CW and TNP
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Japanese transsexual television personality Ai Haruna.
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She was crowned world transsexual queen in 2009 in Thailand.



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Korean pop phenomenon, Ha Ri Su.

The 28-year-old took Hong Kong by storm few years ago.



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Taiwanese model-cum-actress, Alicia Liu (Xun Ai), underwent sex change surgery at the age of 18.
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Isis King, 23, was born male and is in the process of transitioning into a woman.
He is the first pre-op transgender contestant on America's Next Top Model and has become its main talking point.



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Venus Flytrap, members of possibly the world's first transgender girl group.



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Korean transsexual singer Harisu and fiance Micky Jung.



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Ms Jessie Chung, a transsexual, married Mr Joshua Beh in a ceremony in Sarawak in 2005.

The wedding was the talk of the bride's hometown in East Malaysia.
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Contestants posing backstage before taking part in the Miss International Queen 2009, a transsexual beauty pageant in Pattaya, Thailand.
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Shelcy Sanchez, a transgender member of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community,
poses for a photo during the launch of her campaign to the Congress of Colombia.


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An Indian model auditions for the "Indian Super Queen" beauty contest for the transgendered community in Mumbai.





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"Indian Super Queen", launched in Mumbai on Jan 11, is the first ever beauty pageant organised for the transgender community in the country.



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Make-up artist Lynette Leong aka Ginger.


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Korean transsexual star Lee Si Yeong in a scene from the movie "Sex is Zero 2".



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A transgendered person dresses backstage during teh Miss India Transgender pageant in Chennai, Dec 2009.



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Brenda, one of two Brazilian transsexuals who were involved in a political scandal in Oct 2009,
prompting the resignation of a senior Italian politician. She was found burnt to death in his home in November.



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Fanny Ler, a transitioning transgender singaporean, is currently undergoing hormonal treatment and is awaiting sexual re-assignment surgery.
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A Thai surgeon performs a sex change operation.



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Thai transsexual Punlop Tongchai leaves the Pratunam Polyclinic in Bangkok after a post-operation appointment.



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Italian transgender election candidate Vladimir Luxuria.



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