Transvestites are arrested

Riyadh - Saudi Arabian police have arrested five Pakistani transvestites following a house raid in the capital of this ultra-…

Riyadh - Saudi Arabian police have arrested five Pakistani transvestites following a house raid in the capital of this ultra-conservative state, a newspaper reported yesterday.

The Okaz newspaper printed pictures of the men, who were arrested Friday night, and branded their behaviour as "contrary to morality". All wore make-up and some were dressed in women's clothes.

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