Provincial Education Minister Murad Raas said on Tuesday that a school for the transgender community will be opened in Multan. Moreover, there are plans to set up additional education institutes as such soon. “It was an entire community that we have sidelined previously and had never thought that they would be getting education or jobs,” […]
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Dialogue held to promote transgender rights
HYDERABAD: Sindh Community Foundation, under its Tabeer program, organised a dialogue on Sunday demanding implementation of legislation to provide basic rights to the transgender community. The dialogue, which was attended by members of the transgender community and civil society activists, also aimed to promote awareness on voting rights and the procedure of casting vote among […]
Pakistani transgender ‘Rimal Ali’ is all set to break stereotypes
Rimal Ali, a Pakistani transgender was recently seen in the new eid release, 7 Din Muhabbat In (7DMI). Rimal Ali is casted along the big names Pakistani Film Industry namely, Mahira Khan, Sheheryar Munawar, Mira Sethi, Javed Sheikh and many other important figures. Ali is a prominent figure of the transgender community and a versatile […]
CJP takes suo moto notice of non-issuance of ID cards to transgenders
LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Saqib Nisar on Sunday took suo moto notice of non-issuance of national identity cards to transgender persons. To this end, the Supreme Court sent notices to interim Punjab government, Chief Secretary and Akhuwat Foundation pertaining non-issuance of ID cards to the transgender persons. The apex court will conduct […]
STS youth organises Iftar feast for transgenders in Hyderabad
HYDERABAD: Youth in Hyderabad took a productive initiative by arranging an Iftar feast for the transgender community to help them integrate better socially and bridge communication gaps. Sindh Talented Students (STS) youth group arranged an iftar dastarkhwan for transgender people with the sole motive to promote harmony and love among genders to enable equality. STS founder […]
Pakistani celebrities in a bid to support rights of transgender people
All the way from protesting against sexual harassment, rallying against religious freedom to fighting against terrorism, transgenders in Pakistan are truly battling for their rights and lives. Forever being compromised as individuals in the society and always subjected to discrimination, they continue to face violence on an everyday basis. They are even slaughtered in the […]
Pakistani celebrities join #ChangeTheClap campaign
LAHORE: Asia Pacific Transgender Network (APTN) recently launched an initiative to change the behaviour of the society towards transgenders. As part of the initiative, a social media campaign was launched using the hashtag #ChangeTheClap to raise awareness. A video featuring Pakistan’s first transgender model Kami Sid was also released. The video depicts the negative behaviour […]
Gohar Rasheed covers item song with 200 transgenders in upcoming film Rangreza
Dance numbers go down in history. All the way from Noor Jehan’s Mundeya Dupatta Chad Mera phasing into the present-day item number Kalu for upcoming musical drama ‘Rangreza,’ our next user-friendly hit tune might just be topping the charts for all the right reasons. Not only is the all-male item number featuring Gohar Rasheed (playing Waseem Wallay in […]