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Article: 'I was meant to be a woman'
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- November 19, 2005
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FARRAH NAZ KARIM
New Straits Times
11-19-2005
'I was meant to be a woman'
Byline: FARRAH NAZ KARIM
Edition: Main/Lifestyle
Column: 10 minutes
Type: Interview
Memo: Jessie Chung
Jessie Chung made headlines when she wed Joshua Beh Soo Kiang on Oct 12.
She knew her marriage was a controversial one as she was a man before
undergoing a sex-change operation three years ago. She speaks to FARRAH
NAZ KARIM about love, religion and her full lips.
Q: How are things after the wedding?
A: I couldn't be happier despite all the things that had been said
about me and my marriage.
Q: The laws do not recognise your new sex status, unless you obtain a
court order for the National Registration Department ...