Miss Universe would be organized in the Philippines this year and Ponce would be representing Spain. For the first time ever, a transgender woman will be competing in the upcoming Miss Universe pageant this year. Angela Ponce took the stage and won her country’s qualifying rounds against 22 other contestants. Miss Universe would be organized […]
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Brother shoots, injures transgender sibling in Muzffargarh
MUZAFFARGARH: A man on Tuesday night shot and injured his transgender sibling over a petty dispute in Muzaffargarh. The injured was identified as Nimra, informed the police that her brother had demanded money but upon refusal, he shot at her out of anger. Nimra told the police that the accused along with his friends thrashed her […]
KP government issues driving licenses to transgenders
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has issued driving licences to 15 transgender persons. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Traffic Yasir Khan Afridi distributed the licences among them during a ceremony held in the provincial capital. “300 transgender persons applied for driving licence. 15 transgender persons were licensed to drive, in the first phase, whereas the […]
First transgender officer joins Philippine army reserves
The Philippine military has welcomed its first transgender officer, the defence department said Thursday, swearing in a prominent member of Congress as a reservist. Geraldine Roman, 50, who became the Catholic-majority nation’s first transgender person elected to Congress in 2016, took her oath on Wednesday. “That indeed makes her the first transgender officer in the […]
Only 1,456 transgender persons registered in electoral rolls
ISLAMABAD: In our country’s electoral rolls of 97.02 million voters, only 1,456 persons are listed as transgender persons. Counted up till October 12, 2107 electoral rolls comprise of 54.59 million male and 42.42 million female voters. Only 1,456 persons mentioned themselves as transgender persons in their CNICs, following which they registered themselves as voters in […]