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![COVID-19 Takes a Toll on Pakistan’s Transgender Community COVID-19 Takes a Toll on Pakistan’s Transgender Community](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-07-01-12.jpg)
COVID-19 Takes a Toll on Pakistan’s Transgender Community
By Ebad Ahmed
Transgender people in Pakistan were already marginalized. Now the pandemic is adding to their plight.
![Bangladesh Adds Third Gender Option to Voter Forms Bangladesh Adds Third Gender Option to Voter Forms](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sizes/thumbnail/1719_52437f8642430.jpg)
Bangladesh Adds Third Gender Option to Voter Forms
By Shakil Bin Mushtaq
A small step forward for hijra rights.
![Pakistani Clerics Issue Fatwa Approving Transgender Marriage Pakistani Clerics Issue Fatwa Approving Transgender Marriage](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sizes/thumbnail/1719_52437f8642430.jpg)
Pakistani Clerics Issue Fatwa Approving Transgender Marriage
By Roshni Kapur
A group of Pakistani clerics issued a religious decree ruling transgender marriages is permissible.
![India’s First Hijra Music Group Roars to Victory in Cannes India’s First Hijra Music Group Roars to Victory in Cannes](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-30_12-11-41.jpg)
India’s First Hijra Music Group Roars to Victory in Cannes
By Jonathan DeHart
6 Pack Band has put the stigmatized transgender community on the global creative map. But there’s a long way to go.
![A Transgender Tragedy in Pakistan A Transgender Tragedy in Pakistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-08_13-53-10.jpg)
A Transgender Tragedy in Pakistan
By Umer Ali
The murder of a transgender woman sheds light on the oppression the trans community faces in Pakistan.
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