Persepsi Masyarakat terhadap Pengkid di Malaysia : Public perception of Pengkid in Malaysia

Adibah  Abdul Rahim; Mariam Adawiah Dzulkifli; Rohaiza Rokis

Authors

Adibah Abdul Rahim Department of Usul al Din and Comparative Religion, Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Jalan Gombak, 53100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mariam Adawiah Dzulkifli Department of Psychology, Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Jalan Gombak, 53100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Rohaiza Rokis Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Jalan Gombak, 53100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Keywords:

Pengkid, indikator fizikal dan tingkahlaku, kefahaman agama, masalah sosial, pelan tindakan, physical and behavioural indicators, religious understanding, social problem, plan of actions

Abstract

Pengkid merujuk kepada seorang perempuan yang berpenampilan dan berperwatakan seperti lelaki disamping mempunyai naluri seksual kepada kaum sejenis. Ianya berbeza dengan lesbian yang merujuk kepada perempuan yang berperwatakan dan berpenampilan normal sebagai perempuan, namun tarikan seksual mereka lebih kepada kaum sejenis. Walaupun Majlis Fatwa Kebangasaan telah memutuskan bahawa pengkid adalah haram dan dilarang sama sekali, gejala tersebut dilihat masih berleluasa dalam masyarakat Islam Malaysia. Dengan menggunakan metodologi kuantitatif melibatkan 1298 responden bagi kaedah borang kaji selidik dan metodologi kualitatif melibatkan 19 responden yang ditemubual, kertas kerja ini bertujuan mengenal pasti golongan pengkid, faktor-faktor penularan gejala pengkid, dan tahap kefahaman dan pengamalan agama pengkid menurut persepsi masyarakat. Ia juga menyarankan beberapa usul dan pelan tindakan bagi membendung gejala pengkid daripada terus berleluasa dalam masyarakat hari ini. Dapatan kajian ini telah menggariskan beberapa indikator fizikal dan tingkah laku golongan pengkid. Ia juga mengenal pasti tiga punca utama penularan budaya pengkid iaitu individu dan ibubapa/keluarga, persekitaran, dan agama. Seterusnya kajian mendapati bahawa tahap kefahaman dan pengamalan Islam golongan pengkid mempengaruhi gaya hidup mereka.

‘Pengkid’ is a term used to refer to a woman with masculine appearances and is prone to same gender sexual orientation. It is different from the term lesbian who is female homosexual and who experiences romantic love or sexual attraction to other females. ‘Pengkid’ has been prohibited by the National Council of Fatwa (Majlis Fatwa Kebangsaan), but the problem is still seriously spreading in the society. By using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, this paper aims at identifying the characteristics of ‘pengkid’. In addition, the paper aims to identify contributing factors that lead to the spread of ‘pengkid’, as well as studying the relationship between pengkid and their level of religious understanding. This paper also provides suggestions and plans of actions to curb the increasing problems of ‘pengkid’ in society. The study has highlighted several physical and behavioural indicators of pengkid. It also identified three main contributing factors for the problem of pengkid, namely, individual and parents/family, environment, and religion. Furthermore, the study has found that the level of religious understanding and its practices has a direct impact on the lifestyle of a pengkid.