A trans woman who begged on the streets to survive is now fighting for her community as Pakistan’s first-ever transgender lawyer. Nisha Rao ran away from home at the age of 18 without a penny to her name. She found refuge with the transgender community of Karachi, who advised her to beg or become a
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Trans activist Gul Panra appealed for protection before she was gunned down at a wedding (Twitter) Pakistanis are demanding justice for a transgender activist who was killed when some unidentified people opened fire on her and another trans person at a wedding. Gul Panra was murdered at the wedding in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar,
Reem Sharif, the first trans police officer in Pakistan, is fighting to change the prejudices that previously held her back (Twitter/@zofeen28) After enduring death threats, slurs and sexual harassment, Pakistan’s first transgender police officer is using her experience to help others as a trans victim support officer. Reem Sharif has gone from victim to protector
The couple were accused of entering into a same-sex marriage, which is a crime in Pakistan (Envato Elements) A court in Pakistan has ordered the formation of a medical board to do a ‘gender test’ on a trans man who is accused of changing his gender to marry a woman. The couple have now been
Security guards patrol the grounds at an immigration detention centre in Sydney, Australia in 2005. (Ian Waldie/Getty Images) A gay Pakistani couple who fled to Australia have been granted a temporary reprieve after asylum courts initially said their sexuality was “implausible”. Both asylum seekers appealed after their applications for permanent protection visas were rejected, and