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Chief Justice Ian Chang, sitting in the Constitutional Court, heard full arguments from lawyers acting on behalf of the applicants – Quincy McEwan, Seon Clarke, Joseph Fraser, Seyon Persaud and the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD).They are challenging the decision by the State to institute charges against men for cross-dressing.Justice Chang also heard a response from the State, on Tuesday June 4, 2013. The petitioners see that as an important case that will help to determine the implications of the commitment made in the Guyana Constitution to “eliminating every form of discrimination.”Attorney, Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, University of the West Indies, St Augustine and co-coordinator of the Faculty of Law UWI Rights Advocacy Project (U-RAP), Dr. Arif Bulkan, and Gino Persaud appeared for the applicants. Dr. Bulkan argued that section 153(1) of the Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) Act which criminalizes cross-dressing for an ‘improper purpose’ violates the Constitution of Guyana because it is discriminatory and vague.He argued that the cross-dressing law is discriminatory on the basis of sex and gender as it seeks to criminalize persons who do not conform with socially constructed stereotypes associated with their biological sex.“Tuesday’s full-day court hearing is really the culmination of more than 4 years’ work between SASOD,Kyle Korver Hawks Jersey, U-RAP, Guyanese human rights attorneys and the transgender folk who suffered egregious abuses and enduring injury to their human dignity during the February 2009 police crackdowns on cross-dressing,” said SASOD’s Co-Chair, Joel Simpson.“Justice can only be served by the court declaring this insidious law unconstitutional, null and void,” Simpson concluded.The case of Quincy McEwan and others v. Attorney General was filed on the eve of World Day of Social Justice, February 19, 2010, by SASOD and four of seven persons convicted and fined in 2009 for violating section 153(1) (xlvii) of the Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) Act, which makes it a criminal offence for men to wear female attire and for women to wear male attire in a public place for an improper purpose.One of the litigants, Quincy McEwan, better known as Gulliver, said, “If the decision is positive, we can safely go about wearing our clothes without the police arresting us for dressing a certain way – and this case is evidence that we do face discrimination.”Another litigant,Throwback Jerseys, Joseph Fraser, known as Peaches, said,Fernando Rodney Jersey, “There are plenty of transgenders out there who are looking for jobs; who don’t feel comfortable in male clothes, so they are discriminated against because of the way they dress – and as a result, engage in sex work to make an honest living. If the Chief Justice does not rule that this law is unconstitutional, everything will go back to square one and we will continue to be oppressed,” Fraser added.ARGUMENTS FOR THE APPLICANTSIn his arguments, Dr. Arif Bulkan said that the law was historically oppressive and originated from the 19th century colonial vagrancy laws, which were instituted to control the free movement and activities of ex-slaves and indentured servants in the British Caribbean, especially in urban places.This 1893 law also criminalises other activities in the city such as grooming an animal in a public place; placing goods in a public way in town; beating a mat in a public way; flying a kite in the city; loitering around a shop and hauling timber in a public way. Dr. Bulkan described these as victimless offences and mechanisms of social control.In response to questions from the bench, Dr. Bulkan focused on the fundamental constitutional principle of the rule of law,NFL Jerseys China Online, which requires that any law which interferes with your individual rights and creates a criminal offence must be formulated with as much precision as possible to allow the regular person to know in advance what is being prohibited and regulate his or her conduct.He said that this so-called offence of being dressed for an “improper purpose” is so uncertain and unclear that it violates the principles of fundamental justice. He argued that it is so vague that it gives “boundless discretion” to the police and magistrates that would be applying this law “and encourages arbitrary and capricious enforcement…” He said the definition of male and female attire is now blurred – and he asked the question: “Who determines male and female attire?” He added,Brad Richards Red Wings Jersey, “What the State has failed to prove is whether the law has any meaning.”Dr. Bulkan said, “We reiterate our prayer that this law be declared unconstitutional.” He said the State could provide no legitimate reason for such a law and its restriction on human rights such as public order or public safety. He observed that if a crime was committed or attempted, the police had multiple offences with which they can charge persons; this one was superfluous and dangerous.Counsel for the State, Kamal Ramkarran, presented arguments that the courts could resolve any ambiguities in the law in section 153(1) and provide a definition of what is proper and improper conduct through the normal practices of interpretation. He also said that it is a matter for parliament to determine the appropriateness of any law.The Constitution of Guyana in Article 8 provides that the Constitution is the supreme law of Guyana, and if any other law is inconsistent with it, that other law is void to the extent of the inconsistency.The Chief Justice,Andre Branch Dolphins Jersey, upon closing the proceedings, said that notices will be sent to the applicants and the State, informing of the date on which his decision will be announced in court.