PERSEPSI MASYARAKAT TERHADAP KEGIATAN MANGKAL WARIA DI KELURAHAN SIPOLU-POLU KECAMATAN PANYABUNGAN KABUPATEN MANDAILING NATAL

This study aims to determine a person's background became transgender, transvestites activities, public perception of the transgender community and the public perception of hung shemale activities in Sub-Polu Sipolu Panyabungan District of Mandailing Natal. This research uses descriptive qualitative research. The technique of collecting data through observation, documentation and interview. The research was carried out in Sub-Polu Sipolu Panyabungan City District of Mandailing Natal regarding the public perception of hung shemale activity. Determination of informants in this study using purposive sampling technique. The informants in this study were four transgender people, religious leaders, traditional leaders, and community leaders and the community around. The results of this study show that, it is the background of a person to be transvestites are: Factor Family, Traumatic Factors, Environmental Factors sepermainan, and Factor Role. However, the community did not accept their existence, especially hung their activities, people are very opposed to it.