News - Illegal marriage
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - The Malaysian government said Monday it would not recognise a marriage between a man and his transsexual spouse - believed to be the first such union in this mostly Muslim country.
Jessie Chung, a Malaysian Christian businesswoman in her 30s who underwent a sex change operation two years ago, married Joshua Beh at a hotel in Malaysia’s eastern Sarawak state on Borneo island late Saturday, said wedding coordinator Brian Choot.
Chung and Beh, an accountant, have not obtained a legal marriage certificate. Their wedding was conducted by pastors from three independent churches, Choot told The Associated Press.
However, Deputy Home Affairs Minister Tan Chai Ho said Malaysian authorities considered the union a same-sex marriage, which is illegal in Malaysia
from brunei-online.com (pictured Jessie Chung (l) and Joshua Beh)
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