83. 64 of the respondents were living in Kuala Lumpur and the remaining 36, in Selangor. Out of the 100 respondents, 51 of the respondents who resided in Kuala Lumpur or Selangor had migrated from other states in Malaysia. Majority of the migrated respondents were natives from Perak (10/51). Followed by respondents migrated from Sarawak (9/51), 6/51 respondent migrated from Pulau Pinang, 4/51 respondents migrated from Kedah, Pahang, Johor and Sabah respectively. 3/51 respondents migrated from Kelantan and Negeri Sembilan respectively and 1/51 from migrated from Terengganu. Regrettably, 3 respondents had not mentioned their origin state. The Diagram 2 below shows the states of origin of the remaining 48 respondents: Diagram 2: States of origin 84. In the study, the reasons given by the respondents for migrating to Kuala Lumpur and Selangor were explained as below: Table 1: Reason for migration Item Frequency a) To seek employment opportunities 39/51 b) Self-autonomy/freedom 32/51 c) Ostracized by family/community 17/51 d) To enrol in higher learning institutions in Kuala Lumpur or Selangor 11/51 e) Stronger peer support 9/51 Note: Frequency means number of respondent 85. 39/51 respondents migrated from their hometown to Kuala Lumpur and Selangor to seek employment opportunities. 32/51 respondents migrated for self-autonomy/freedom. 17/51 respondents shared that they migrated due to ostracisation by family/community. The migration of 11/51 respondents also contributed by the reason that they enroll in higher learning institutions in Kuala Report On Transgender Persons In KL And Selangor | 39

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