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LGBT Rights in Pakistan

ADDED ON: 12/03/2018

Rejected by my family, raped – but proud to be gay’
12/02/2018 | BBC

Seyeda has been rejected by her family, abused and raped because she is gay - but is determined to be out and proud. The 42-year-old from Pakistan believes she would have been…

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ADDED ON: 10/06/2018

Gay, Muslim and Living With HIV
10/03/2018 | BBC

Shamal Waraich, 34, was born in Manchester and grew up in a religious British-Pakistani household. He was diagnosed with HIV in 2013, and now educates people about what it’s like to be…

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ADDED ON: 09/09/2018

Trans Woman Who Resisted Sexual Assault Burned to Death in Pakistan
09/10/2018 | The Advocate

A transgender woman in Pakistan has died after being set afire by four men when she resisted sexual assault. The men had taken the woman to an isolated area in the city…

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ADDED ON: 07/20/2018

The Transgender Acid Attack Survivor Running for Parliament
07/20/2018 | BBC

Forced to leave home when she was only 13, physically and sexually abused by relatives, and later attacked with acid by her former boyfriend, Nayyab Ali's life as a transgender woman in…

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ADDED ON: 05/18/2018

Policing Gender, Sexuality Creates a Pattern of Stigma, Harassment and Violence
05/17/2018 | The Wire

On International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO-T) (May 17), the International Commission of Jurists has called for an end to criminalisation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) communities and to respect,…

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ADDED ON: 05/10/2018

Pakistan Passes Law Guaranteeing Transgender Rights
05/09/2018 | Independent

Pakistan’s parliament has approved a law guaranteeing basic rights for transgender people in a country which sees prevalent discrimination. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) act was passed by a majority in…

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ADDED ON: 04/24/2018

Pakistan Launches First School for Transgender People
04/24/2018 | MSN News

Pakistan has opened its first school specialising in education for transgender people. The school launched in the city of Lahore, in the Punjab province, with 30 students enrolled. The institution, called The…

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