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Kuala Lumpur (Reuters) – Malaysian religious authorities, alarmed by a snowballing trend of crossdressing among young people, have threatened to set up a rehabilitation centre to counsel offenders if the situation gets out of hand.
Cross-dressing is frowned upon in mainly Muslim Malaysia, where devout believers consider the practice contrary to strict Islamic injunctions on the proper dress for men and women.
The New Straits Times newspaper said religious officials in a northeastern state would keep vigil on the favourite hangouts of transvestites and cross-dressers after young people drew inspiration from male celebrities with feminine characteristics.