Kay: The biggest challenge which we face is from the religious authorities in Malaysia. They arrested me once. On that particular night, I was not working, so I went to my friend’s bridal boutique. I was just sitting on the steps outside, waiting for my friend to come with me to get some food. A group of guys on motorbikes suddenly appeared and took me by surprise. They came up to me and grabbed me – I thought they were robbers trying to steal from me, so I tried to shut the outside gate of the shop. They stopped me, and pushed me against the wall. I asked why they were doing this, and what was happening to me. I asked them who they were and what they wanted, but they just told me to be quiet. They started to grope me, and I tried to push them away but I did not manage because they were too big. I looked across the road and saw another friend of mine being beaten up by some other guys. At that point, the men holding me identified themselves as representatives of the Religious Department. I was then told that I must wait for a van to arrive. While I was waiting, they continued to beat up my friend. It was very bad – I saw it all. While I was sitting waiting for the van, one of the men sat next to me and started to grope me once again. The van finally arrived and took me to the Religious Department in Seremban. When we got there, I was put in a room, and they told me to take off my clothes which they wanted as “evidence”. I did not want to do this because I had nothing else to wear. Other staff from the Religious Department kept coming into the room. They touched my face and commented on my breasts. Eventually I was given the opportunity to telephone a friend to come and offer bail for me. She arrived with a spare set of clothes for me to change into. My friend gave a verbal assurance for me, and I was then allowed to leave.