Nur Sajat legally changes her gender to 'female' in Australia
Transgender entrepreneur Nur Sajat Kamaruzzaman has announced changing her gender status to female in Australia.
In an Instagram Live post, Nur Sajat, 36, said she was felt as if she was reborn and was very pleased because the process of changing her gender status was easy...
Transgender entrepreneur Nur Sajat Kamaruzzaman has announced changing her gender status to female in Australia.
In an Instagram Live post, Nur Sajat, 36, said she was felt as if she was reborn and was very pleased because the process of changing her gender status was easy.
"I am happy that everything has is settled. I have changed my 'gender'. I feel comfortable being a woman. I appreciate this because this country understands my situation and I feel very free now.
"I can become myself, I am proud to be a woman. Feel like reborn, this is what I want. I want others accept me," she was quoted as saying by the Malay tabloid Kosmo! yesterday.
Asked by her followers if she would change her name as well, Nur Sajat said she would continue to use the same name.
Nur Sajat became a fugitive after failing to attend a Syariah Court proceeding where she was charged under Section 10(a) of the Syariah Crimes (State of Selangor) Enactment 1995.
This law involves insulting Islam or causing Islam to be insulted.
Her crime was allegedly committed during a religious event on Feb 23 at her business premises in Shah Alam, Selangor.
It was previously reported that Nur Sajat had applied for refugee status at the office of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Bangkok and was preparing to move to Australia, even as Malaysia deliberated on her extradition.
She was granted permanent residence in Australia, the country in which she planned to rebuild her life and her business.
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