Dorce Gamalama Controversy, Born As A Man Asks To Be Buried As A Woman

Dorce Gamalama (Photo: YT Denny Sumargo)

JAKARTA - All-round artist Dorce Gamalama breathed his last today, Wednesday, February 16 at Pertamina Hospital, South Jakarta. The sad news started with a chain message from one of his best friends, drg. Rita Dinah Kandi.

"INNA LILLAHI WA INNA ILAIHI ROJI'UN. May the late Dorce Gamalama be given the best place by Him. May the deceased be forgiven for all his sins and be reckoned with all his deeds. May Husnul Khotimah. Allahuma firlaha warhamha wa'afihi wa'fuanha. May the family those left behind are given the power of Faith, given fortitude, sincerity and patience. May Allah SWT bestow upon the late maghfirah, mercy, and Jannah. Amen YRA. Al Fatihah ️♥️♥️ Goodbye my dear friend, "wrote the message.

Hetty Sunjaya, a relative of Dorce, confirmed the news. "It's true, he died at Pertamina Hospital. He was sentenced to COVID. It's still at the mortuary hospital," said Hetty when contacted.

Dorce's death made netizens reminisce about Dorce's will which was conveyed on Denny Sumargo's YouTube channel. Dorce made a controversial statement that one day he wanted to be buried as a woman. Maybe there are still many people who don't know about Dorce's life journey, from the beginning of his career to success in the entertainment world.

The name Dorce Gamalama is the stage name of Dedi Yuliardi Ashadi given by Myrna, the leader of the Fantastic Dolls transgender dance group. Dedi more often positioned himself as a woman.

Dorce was born on July 21, 1963 in Solok, West Sumatra. He is the fruit of love from the couple Dalifah, a rice trader of Minang blood and Achmad, an artist and soldier of Arab-Binjai blood. The artist who is familiarly called Bunda Dorce was born as a man whose full name is Dedi Yuliardi.

At the age of 3 months, Dedi was forced to be separated forever from his mother, Dalifah, because he died at the age of 40. It is not known what caused his mother's death. Feeling very devastated by the death of his wife, Achmad seemed difficult to accept the fact and chose to leave the house leaving Dedi without any news.

Dedi has started to feel himself trapped in a male body at the age of 7 years. At the age of a child, he did not dare to tell anyone about his anxiety and tended to be kept under wraps. It turned him into a sensitive and gentle figure like a woman.

At the age of 20, Dedi made a big decision in his life, namely to undergo a gender transition by means of surgery. Is a plastic surgeon at Soetomo Hospital, Surabaya named Prof. Dr. Johan Marzuki, who carried out the operation on Dedi. It took about 4 hours to complete the operation in 1983.

After successfully having a physique like a woman, Dedi finally begins to take care of changing his identity. There is no longer Dedi Yuliardi's name on the ID card, but Dorce Ashadi. He then chose the name Dorce Gamalama as his stage name and successfully stole the public's attention. Previously he had used the names Dorce Urang Aring and Dorce Manise, when performing on stage.

Dorce started playing films in 1990 with two films at once, namely Dorce Sok Familiar and Dorce Ketemu Jodoh. Apart from acting, Dorce is also known as a singer. In fact, Dorce is known as a prolific songwriter.

As a singer, Dorce Gamalama once entertained Megawati Soekarnoputri. Meanwhile in front of Jokowi. Dorce also did not hesitate to provide support during Jokowi. In 2014, as a form of support for the presidential and vice presidential candidates Jokowi - JK, Dorce made a song entitled For Mu Jokowi.

In the early 2000s, Dorce became a presenter of the Dorce Show. All activities in the entertainment world are carried out by this versatile artist. Even the last year, Dorce tried to be active as a YouTuber.

In social life, Dorce Gamalama is known as a generous figure. Having no biological children, Dorce adopted a child. Apart from that, Dorce is also active in social activities, managing the Dorce Halimatussa'diyah Foundation which supports around 1,600 orphans and children from poor families.