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Pakistan’s third gender category
Pakistan Transgenders Pin hopes on New Legal Rights
There has been little opposition to the decision by
Pakistan’s Supreme Court to allow a third gender
category, apart from male or female, on the national
identity card. The BBC’s Aleem Maqbool meets
transgendered people in Karachi buoyed by the
ruling, but sceptical about whether it can really end
the isolation they face.In the back streets, in a squalid neighbourhood of
Pakistan’s largest city, is a tiny, shabby apartment.It is where we find “Shehzadi” getting ready for… [more]
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Hi,
So do you think there should be any changes for us in N Z & A U.
be nice to hear some comments.Now then what should i call my self , as if you all dont know .& do we need another name here. or be called by another name. as for me i have enough . i’ll more than likely get it down to one tho for children like to day i had to use two. boy / girl.
Oh well. not bothered,
…noeleena…
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I’m happy with being female.
India & Pakistan have a long cultural history with the Hijra – which is in fact a religious cult (predominately Islam with a blending of Hindu) & worship of the goddess Bahuchara Mata – a natal woman whose spouse was hijra.
Images of Bahuchara show her sitting on a rooster – innocence, & she holds in her hands a sword, a trident, a piece of scripture, & the 4th hand showers blessings
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It is tough enough being transgendered in so called modern societies let alone in third world countries where the people are repressed and individuality is stifled. This third gender ID card probably won’t improve their lot in life but I guess it is a start.
I for one am against a third gender ID in Australia. I am eventually planning on going full time and after all is done and dusted I just want to live my life as me with the gender on my passport identifying me as Female. I definately don’t want it to say Transgendered.
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I applaud any country or organisation that allows for a non-binary gender identification. I agree that male or female are appropriate for a person who transitions, but there are those of us who are “in between” for whatever reason (e.g., individual gender identification, physical/medical/financial limitations, social/family constraints, etc.)
I am not male, but as I’m not able to be female either, I would welcome the opportunity to be identified as transgendered, since that is what I am.
I sincerely hope that this 3rd category improves the lives for those people in Pakistan, and that the Australian government takes the hint that we could allow it here too.
