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By Gan Ling Kai and Zaihan Mohamed Yusof

FOR more than a decade, Changi Village has been a haunt for transvestites offering sex.

Now, they have gone a step further - to residents' doorsteps.

And residents nearby are sick of it. Sick of the shenanigans and the litter in front of their homes. They are grossed out by piles of used condoms and soiled tissue paper.

The residents' message to amorous couples: Do what you want, but stay away from my front gate.

The nocturnal sexual activity goes on along Upavon Road, a private housing enclave next to the Changi Golf Course. There is also a nursing home nearby.

Why do the transvestites prefer that stretch? Because Upavon Road is not brightly lit and leads to a dead end.

One of the outraged residents is Ms Kok Yu Kim, who has been living on Upavon Road for nine months.

The 33-year-old graphic designer is concerned that the sleaze could influence neighbourhood kids.

"For goodness sake, please don't leave the aftermath for all to see by morning," said Ms Kok, who is married but does not have children.

"There are many children cycling and playing hide-and-seek along this road in the daytime. Can you imagine how terrible it would be if they pick up the used condoms?"

She has also had unpleasant encounters with the frolicking couples.

About two months ago, an unfamiliar car was parked just outside her home.

"The woman seated beside the man was moving her head up and down, and I knew they were having oral sex. So I confronted them," said Ms Kok.

The couple drove off without a word, she said.

A month ago, Ms Kok chanced upon another couple who were less obliging.

This time, the vehicle was a black car with tinted windows.