of International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). It is
also could be found in Article 15 of The Yogyakarta Principles which states “that
everyone has the right to adequate housing, including protection from eviction,
without discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity”.
189.
The affordability of housing in Malaysia affects everyone since house prices
have been rapidly increasing in the recent years. Stagnant of income facing by
middle Malaysia has impacted house ownership. Alternatively, many people
opt to rent a property instead of buying.
190.
There are several government-assisted housing schemes and programmes
offered to medium and low income earners such as Perumahan Rakyat
1Malaysia (PRIMA), Rumah Mesra Rakyat 1Malaysia, 1Malaysia Civil Servants
Housing (PPA1M) and etc. In addition, the 11th Malaysia Plan 2016-2020 has
included affordable housing as a development objective and the strategies
are to increase affordable and quality housing as well as accessible for the
targeted segments of the society.127
191.
In the study, most of the respondents were renting a room in Kuala Lumpur
and Selangor which included 30 trans women, 3 trans men and 2 intersex
persons. For trans man, most of them (12) were living with family and 9 of
them were renting a house. Comparing between the age group and type of
accommodation of the respondents living in, there were 3 respondents who
were 60 years and above, 2 were still renting a room and one was homeless. In
total 6 trans women were homeless with four of them unemployed. Please see
table 34 and 35 for further details.
TW
TM
Intersex
Table 34: Type of accommodation of the respondents
1. Renting a room
30
3
2
2. Renting a house
14
9
0
3. Living with family
12
12
0
4. Own house
2
4
0
5. Homeless
6
0
0
6. Living rent free with a friend or relative
5
1
0
Item
Note:
TW: Trans women (69 persons), TM: Trans men (29 persons), Intersex: 2 persons
the realization of this right, recognizing to this effect the essential importance of international cooperation based on free consent.
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