when she was at secondary school but was saved by her teacher. There was also a trans woman who shared that she was pressured by the surrounding circumstances to join more masculine sport or activities and then the bullying incidences subsequently faded away. 99. It was also shared by 18 respondents that sometimes, they were humiliated in the classroom by the teachers/lecturers, for instance during science class a trans woman was told by her teacher that she would not get pregnant if she was raped and that was made into a joke. A trans woman also shared that she was asked to see the school counsellor for being “different”, to correct her gender identity and she had chosen to abscond from school due to that incident. 100. Dress code and school uniforms were imposed based on gender binary in educational institutions, there were 61 respondents who felt uncomfortable with the school attire policies. In addition, there were only 25 respondents who had access to public spaces and facilities (e.g. bathrooms, prayer rooms, hostel) based on their gender identity or gender expression in educational institutions. 101. Three (3) respondents shared that they refused to wear the school uniform which was based on their sex assigned at birth. A trans man stated that when he was at kindergarten, he refused to wear pink uniform which he felt was too girly. In some other instances, 2 of the trans men wore male uniform in school with or without obtain permission from the administrator or teacher. Surprisingly, one had not received any negative reaction from his teachers and administrators on his action. But, not all were lucky as a trans man was questioned for his “unladylike” behaviour and attire from his teachers. A trans man also stated that he changed his mind from joining “Palapis” (university cadet) due to the compulsoriness of wearing baju kurung for cisgender99 woman. 102. Using toilet is a challenge for the respondents, three (3) of the respondents related that they would refrain from using school toilets and hold it as long as they be able due to the worries of being bully and feeling uncomfortable. A trans woman shared that she secretly used female toilet because she worried that male student will laugh and bully her. A trans man experienced awkwardness when he used the female toilet which had confused and annoyed other female students. Living in hostel was also a challenge to transgender persons for instances as they had to share a hostel room and toilets/bathrooms with cisgender persons. 103. Table 5, 6, and 7 shows the experience of abuses/violence educational institutions100 due to gender identity, gender expression and/or sexual orientation by peers, administrators and teachers/lecturers. 99 According to https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/cisgender: cisgender means “denoting or relating to a person whose sense of personal identity and gender corresponds with their birth sex.” (accessed on 27 November 2017) 100 Educational institutional includes the pre-school, kindergarten school, primary school, secondary school, tertiary education in private and public setting. 44 | Report On Transgender Persons In KL And Selangor