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Title The Status of Transgender in Pakistan: A Case Study of District Swat, Khyber

Author(s) Mr Nadeem Tariq

Abstract The third sex communities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwah, Pakistan, known as transgender live in public houses known as Dera. These hospices can provide protection for transgender people from harassment, social stigma, discrimination. To date, there has been less amount of research on their position of transgender in Pakistan. In Swat transgender people live outside the main stream society and live in their own communities, within the deras, there is a system of learning phase between the guroo (house leader) and chailas (students). The aim of the current study was to critically evaluate the position of third sex people in Pakistan, A study in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mingora Swat region. Moreover Considering the historical perspective of the criminalization of transgender people in southern Asia and describing how transgender community in Pakistani were officially recognized by the government while culturally and socially excluded from the main stream society. Exploring the ideas of activists and intellectuals in strengthening of the transgender community in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The study was designed to examine the many dimensions of the lives of transgender people in Mingora, Swat, Pakistan. Twenty transgender people from Mingora Swat have been selected for the close ended interview. The results of this study describe the status of transgender in extreme social exclusion by violence and discrimination. We found that the literacy rate of the transgender community was very low. The lack vocational skills make them completely dependent on the Pan like dancing; sex work and bagging for their survive. Their basic human rights have been violated within Guroo-chaila culture. In addition, many are completely unaware of their basic human rights, like from Transgender Protection Act 2018, and other human rights movements in Pakistan. The transgender situation in Pakistan is that they face discrimination, oppression, and violence and death threats. The vast majority of respondents said that people often treat us as the cause of vulgarity and shame. The majority of participants agree that the State of Pakistan passed the transgender Protection Act 2018 is a practical step towards resolving their problems. Most agree that theologians can play an important role in the transgender social inclusion in Pakistan and can reduce gender-based violence. Most participants agree that by giving them the Third Gender category on national Identity Cards they will assess violence, oppression and discrimination based on transgender. By exploring the secret lives of transgender people in Pakistan we make and reduce their stigmatization and criminalization

Type Thesis/Dissertation

Faculty Social Sciences

Department Pakistan Studies

Language English

Publication Date 2022-11-03

Subject Pakistan Studies

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