Malaysian Actor-Director Isma Yusoof Comes Out As Transgender

Actor-director Isma Yusoof has become the talk of the town after she came out as transgender.

Isma (birth name Azma Aizal Yusoof) shared the announcement on her Instagram earlier this week, stating that she’s proud of being a trans and she just wants to be herself without having to pretend in front of others.

 

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“Let me get this straight, guys; yes, I’m trans. I’ve been like this since I was young. If you take a look at my childhood photos, I’ve been posing like a transvestite. It’s just that a lot of people have been assuming that I was simply acting. It didn’t help that when I entered the (entertainment) industry, I was offered to play a straight character,” the 38-year-old was quoted as saying.

At the same time, the “Emil Emilda” star revealed that many questioned her voice and face which are similar to any common man, unlike some transgender people, for example Nur Sajat. Isma said, “Why do people have to take hormones? The public is not accepting when it comes to transgender people. To them, there are only 2 types of gender – women and men (in society). That’s why a lot of them rely on hormones.”

“They cut this, cut that, operate here and there to become women so that the community will be more accepting. I’m happy with my face, my physique and my voice, why would I change them? I accept myself as a queer figure,” she added in the IGTV video.

 

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Isma came up with another IGTV clip posted on her social media after her story went viral, in which she advised her followers and fans to always stay vulnerable. “When you’re being honest in sharing your story, people will be honest in holding you in their prayers,” she captioned her post.