In 2009, the police arrested and charged Anthony Bess, Joseph Fraser, Joshua Peters and Seyon Persaud as well as Quincy Mc Ewan, Seon Clarke and Leon Conway under the then Section 153 (1) (xlvii) of the Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) Act, Chapter 8:02, which prescribes the sanctions against anyone “being a man, in any public way or public place, for any improper purpose, appears in female attire; or being a women, in any public way or public place, for any improper purpose, appears in male attire…”
In 2010, Quincy McEwan, Joseph Fraser, Seon Clarke and Seyon Persaud , with SASOD , filed a constitutional motion when reached to the Caribbean Court of Justice.
Read the CCJ Judgement of 2018.
In August 2021, Guyana’s Parliament voted to repeal the Cross-dressing laws.