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hijra

July 02, 2020
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.

January 19, 2018
Bangladesh Adds Third Gender Option to Voter Forms
By Shakil Bin Mushtaq
A small step forward for hijra rights.

July 01, 2016
Pakistani Clerics Issue Fatwa Approving Transgender Marriage
By Roshni Kapur
A group of Pakistani clerics issued a religious decree ruling transgender marriages is permissible.

June 30, 2016
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.

June 08, 2016
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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