Mohammed Natsir Ilyas, head of the Islamic Shariah office overseeing the area, said action will eventually be taken against the waria if they are found soliciting for sex.
"We will summon them and provide them with guidance about what they are doing going against Islamic Shariah, the very Islamic Shariah we are trying to uphold here in Aceh," he said, without giving a time frame.
He said the men will be told to stop dressing as women, but added that "we will also listen to them, what they really want. We will take a persuasive approach because they too are citizens."
Saphira, who has remained quiet, drags from her cigarette and joins a group of friends noisily laughing in one of the empty huts serving coffee and food stalls during the day.
"She has implants," Yohana sniffs. "Others only use towels or even balloons."
As she speaks a tall young waria arrives. Despite a broad chest and crew cut, there is nothing manly about Irfanda's walk or talk.
"I just played around with a policeman for about an hour. Ooh, it was good. I really got drunk" [on love], she coos, adding that she wants to go home to get some sleep.
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