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Pakistan: Why transgender persons' rights are not a charity

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Rabia Bugti
October 10, 2022

New debates on social media about the 2018 Transgender Persons Act have resurfaced, with critics opposing a specific clause that stipulates that "a transgender person shall have a right to be recognized as per his or her self-perceived gender identity." Saro Imran, a Pakistani transgender person, tells DW why the law is a progressive step.