Farida Ramadan, a transgender woman, overcame major hurdles to transition in conservative Egypt, but she is still fighting for her rights in a country where LGBTQ+ people face acute stigma. Wearing a colourful headscarf, kohl eyeliner and crimson red lipstick, Ramadan, now in her fifties, told AFP that when she was growing up in Damietta, […]
transgender
Trans teens face higher sexual assault risk when schools restrict bathrooms
Transgender adolescents may be less likely to be sexually assaulted when they can use school bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity rather than their sex assigned at birth, a U.S. survey suggests. The survey of 3,673 trans and nonbinary teens in American middle schools and high schools found that more than one […]
The deprived transgender community of Pakistan
Transgender community is experiencing dual struggles to pass not live their lives, First they have to encounter the normal humans life affairs, and contemporary to that is the wrestle towards society, other communities, state or even with their own families and themselves also for their acceptance as an individual and separate identity stance. From the […]
A step forward for transgender rights in Sindh
Transgender people will now be able to serve as regular duty officers as part of the Sindh police even though it could be months before the first transgender police officers are hired. This is an important milestone for the transgender community in a country which extended legal recognition to the transgender people in 2009 but […]
Transgender US adults have higher risk of poor health
Transgender adults may be more likely to have unhealthy habits and medical issues that negatively impact their quality of life than people whose gender identity matches what it says on their birth certificates, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers examined survey data from 3,075 transgender adults as well as 719,567 adults who are cisgender, meaning their […]
Transgender sold for Rs1 million in Jhelum
Two transgender persons have been arrested on Wednesday, accused of selling members of the transgender community of Jhelum. On the complaint of Mohammad Nadim alias Neelam a first information report (FIR) has been lodged under Section 370 of the Pakistan Penal Code in Dina police station of the Jhelum district. A transgender person; Haji Anwar […]
The transgender community deserves better treatment
In September, Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar announced Supreme Court will hire two transgender people in an effort to give equal rights to the transgender community. The CJP also directed the National Database and Registration Authority to issue national identity cards to all members of the transgender community, giving them the right to identify […]
Transgender referee takes charge in England
A transgender referee was to set to take charge of a football match in England on Sunday in what was hailed by the British press as a first. “People will be a bit shocked when I run on to the pitch,” Lucy Clark, 46, formerly known as Nick, told the Sunday Mirror. “But I’m the […]
India appoints its third transgender judge in Assam
KARACHI: The Indian state of Assam on Saturday designated Swati Bidhan Baruah as the first transgender judge of the state. After the appointment, Swati also heard the first case at Guwahati District Court (Guwahati Lok Adalat). Baruah, who is also the third Indian transgender to hold the judiciary position, stated, “The position did not come to him easily.” The […]
Scarlett Johansson to play the role of a trans man in a forthcoming movie
Scarlett Johansson plays the role of a transgender man in her movie Rub & Tug. This has caused an outrage among people and people are objecting a cisgender playing the role of a Trans man. Earlier this week, it was announced that Johansson will be a part of Rub & Tug which is about a […]