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‘…he even forced me in school to take up sports which I didn’t like, football and hockey, [and if I didn’t do that] every day I would get beaten up…’
A trans respondent divulged how they were subjected to strenuous physical activity and sport to make them more masculine. They explained, ‘At a very young age, I was forced to do work, work that were men’s jobs… and he [father] even forced me in school to take up sports which I didn’t like, football and hockey, [and if I didn’t do that] every day I would get beaten up when he came back home after drinking. So to avoid that, I had to play sports.’
Source: APTN (2021) Research on Conversion Therapy Practices in Malaysia