TW TM Intersex One time 1 0 0 Two times 0 0 0 Three times 0 0 0 Four times 0 0 0 Five times 0 0 0 Not applicable 68 29 2 One time 1 0 0 Two times 0 0 0 Three times 0 0 0 Four times 0 0 0 Five times 0 0 0 Not applicable 68 29 2 Frequency of placement of ward 5. Mixed ward (female and male) 6. Isolation ward Note: TW: Trans women (69 persons), TM: Trans men (29 persons), Intersex: 2 persons 160. A trans woman shared that she was admitted to government hospital ward due to dengue fever. She was looked down by hospital staff, patients and also patients’ visitors due to her gender identity. She had requested for an early discharge from the hospital because she felt uncomfortable. She further shared that she had become a topic of gossip among the hospital staff during the period and she overhead the hospital staff called her “pondan” instead of a woman. 161. Another trans woman who had undergone gender affirmation surgery shared that she was placed in a male ward when she was admitted to hospital and she had to prove herself a woman by disclosing her genitalia to the health care professional. She was laughed at by hospital staff when she was brought for her X-ray and ridiculed for being “in denial” over her “original” identity. 162. Out of 100 respondents, when asked whether they were comfortable disclosing their gender identity or sexual orientation to a healthcare professional, 53 respondents said that they were comfortable to disclose their gender identity and sexual orientation. 163. The respondents also shared their experiences on the forms of mistreatment directed at them at healthcare facilities because of their gender identity, gender expression and/or sexual orientation. Respondents states that most of the time Report On Transgender Persons In KL And Selangor | 71