Transgender Beauty Contest, Police Will Check Contestants

JAKARTA - The police began to explore transgender beauty pageant activities that went viral on social media. Later, the contestants for the activity will be questioned. "Yes, later (the contestant examination), later the part to be investigated will also be," said Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Ade Ary Syam Indradi, quoted Wednesday, August 7. An examination of the contestants for transgender beauty events will be carried out after investigators ask for information from the organizers and others. Because, the event committee is the person in charge of the activity that does not have the permit. "Starting from the person in charge of the location, the person in charge of the event, to several parties required by the Central Jakarta Metro Police to be asked for clarification," said Ade. Previously, video recordings circulated showing beauty pageants for transgender held at one of the hotels in the Jakarta area. The video footage was uploaded to the X @HushWatchID account. In his post, it included a narrative regarding the transgender beauty contest was held on August 4, 2024.

"Success in the transgender beauty contest at the Orchardz Hotel, Central Jakarta, August 4, 2024: Waria from Aceh was crowned the winner! The video immediately went viral on social media," wrote the @HushWatchID account quoted Tuesday, August 6. In the 54-second video, you can see several transvenes running on a catwalk like a professional model. Then, at the end of the video, it shows the announcement moment of the contest winner.