JAKARTA - The case of changing sex from male to female often creates a commotion. The case of Vivian Rubianti, for example. Vivian realized she was a woman trapped in a man's body. He also tried to break the rigidity of culture. The option of sex reassignment surgery was taken. The struggle continues. Vivian became the first person to legalize the status of changing sex as a woman. His efforts inspired other “Vivian-Vivian” to follow the same path. Including Dorce Gamalama.
Vivian came into the world as a man named Khan Kok Hian. He was the second of three children of the couple Khan Kiam Lee and Auw Roontji Nio on January 1, 1944. Since childhood, he has shown signs of liking feminine things. From putting on makeup to dancing ballet.
On the other hand, he showed no sign of liking activities that are common for boys, such as playing with toy cars or kites. More and more Vivian realized that she was trapped in a male body. His body is male, but his body is female.
Vivian grew up. His love for Indonesia made him stay. He chose to change his previous citizenship from the People's Republic of China to Indonesia. Vivian also followed in the footsteps of other Chinese people who changed nationality: changing names.
Later, Vivian was forever known as Iwan Robbyanto Iskandar. The name also brought hockey. The salon and boutique business called Robby Remaja in the Kebayoran Baru area is selling well. The visitors come from the upper class. But he did not find comfort so lived it as a man. The feeling was finally unbearable. Vivian chose to have sex reassignment surgery in Singapore.
“On May 8, 1973 Iwan Robbyanto Iskandar left for Singapore with the ex passport of the Republic of Indonesia No. C-034952 dated 4 August 1971. While in Singapore, it turned out that Iwan Robbyanto Iskandar had undergone genital surgery at the Kandang Kerbau Hospital (Hospital for Woman) Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology from male to female. "
“As evidence that the operation took place, Robbyanto Iskandar received a statement from Prof. SS Ratnam dated June 28, 1973 which basically stated that Iwan Robyyanto Iskandar had undergone genital surgery so that he became a woman. Prior to that, Iwan Robyyanto Iskandar had been to Singapore many times to undergo observation by various expert doctors, including Psychiatrists," said Vivian's lawyer, Adnan Buyung Nasution in the Journal of Law and Development entitled Vivian's Case: Some Legal Problems (1978) .
Vivian's StruggleVivian's operation brings new problems. The Indonesian Embassy in Singapore revoked Vivian's passport. The decision was taken considering that Vivian was no longer a man, but a woman. Therefore, Vivian's desire to get a new passport disappeared. However, Vivian was still able to return to Indonesia.
Instead, the Indonesian Embassy issued a certificate of emergency certificate (Emergency Certificate). The certificate was Vivian's last resort in order to return home. The certificate is only valid for one day. Only for Singapore-Jakarta flights. The Indonesian Embassy also gave information to Vivian to go to the Immigration Office after arriving in the country.
Vivian excitedly went straight to the Jakarta Immigration Office. He had high hopes for immigration so he could get a new passport. A passport with a new status as a woman with the name Vivian Rubianti Iskandar. Unfortunately, Vivian failed to get her status as a woman. Otherwise the request was rejected.
He didn't give up. With advice from the Immigration Office, Vivian went to the Civil Registry with the intention of changing her birth certificate. The result is not much different from the Immigration Office. His application was rejected.
The only last resort Vivian chose was to take the matter to court. Since then the camera is on him. He received insults and insults from the public. Moreover, religion does not allow a person to change gender. In a hopeless state, Vivian went to a well-known lawyer, Adnan Buyung Nasution.
"God does not want His people, namely His human creation, like Vivian, to suffer continuously and for a long time during her life," said Adnan Buyung Nasution in the book The Endless Struggle Volume II (2004).
His arrival meant to ask the lawyer for help. Adnan Buyung also sympathized. He helped Vivian in every possible way. In the end, Adnan Buyung Nasution became Vivian's savior. The case was won.
Vivian became the first Indonesian to change gender from male to female and was recognized by the state. Vivian's success prompted other Vivians to do the same. They want their status to be legally recognized by the state. Dorce Gamalama, one of them.
“After five months of trial, amid waves of criticism from various organizations that what Vivian did violated religious provisions, the court granted Vivian's request. Since then, she is officially a woman. Her name changed to Vivian Rubianti Iskandar."
“According to the chairman of the panel of judges, Fatimah, Vivian's request needs to be decided because it involves the firmness of her status before the law. To take care of marriage, inheritance, or work agreements, including criminal matters, the law only recognizes a person as male or female, said Fatimah. Vivian was the first to ask for a court ruling in a sex change case,” concluded Erwin Dariyanto in his writing in Tempo Magazine entitled The Story of Vivian, Dorce, and Karnah (2010).
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