30/10/2024
The National Assembly of Pakistan enacted The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights), Act 2018 on 8th May 2018. The Act provides legal recognition to transgender persons and prohibits discrimination and harassment. It also places an obligation on local governments to provide for the welfare of the community___
Despite this law, transgender individuals are targeted daily, often harassed at gunpoint, with no one to hold the perpetrators accountable. Today, a video of Dolphin Ayan was leaked, in which he was stripped and humiliated. What kind of law prevails in this country? Why are transgender people not viewed with the dignity given to any human being? Watching Dolphin Ayan’s video brought tears to my eyes. How cruel is our society🥺💔