From protected to pariahs: The fate of transgender people in Pakistan
Transgender people, who call themselves Khawaja Siras, have always enjoyed a special status on the Indian subcontinent. For five years, Pakistan enjoyed one of the most progressive laws in the world, recognising the existence of a “third gender”. But this law has just been amended. The issue of transgender rights also made headlines late last year when the Pakistani film “Joyland…
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