Guyana judge rules cross-dressing only criminal when done for 'improper purposes'

[JURIST] Guyana's acting Chief Justice Ian Chang ruled Friday that cross-dressing is a criminal offense only when done for improper purposes such as prostitution, but that people cannot be arrested for cross-dressing to express their personal gender identity or sexual orientation. The judge was interpreting a law [AP report] from 1893, while Guyana was still a colony, but which survived further legislative reforms. Because of the law's persistence despite legislative changes, the judge argued that any change to the law...

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