CHALLENGES AND SOLUTION FOR ENSURING EQUAL RIGHTS FOR TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY IN PAKISTAN.

Abstract

The State of Pakistan has often failed in providing substantive equality to its citizens. This paper analyses the right to equality in Pakistan from the perspective of the transgender community by delving into the legal and policy framework. By studying the Transgender Persons Act of 2018, and the jurisprudence developed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, this paper reaches the conclusion that the framework of substantive equality is still lacking in Pakistan, and there is a need to bring the transgender community at part with the rest of the population through affirmative action by the State. Transgender persons can only be brought within the domain of formal equality once the social, economic and political discrimination against them has been eradicated .The fight for transgender rights is an indisputably important battle, especially in countries like Pakistan where legal, social and institutional impediments remain a major barrier. Drawing from five Read More →The post Give Me Equality or Gave Me Death: Protecting Transgender Rights appeared first on The Academic Society. Pakistan has seen some recent progress in both legislation and legal-facets such as the Transgender Persons Protection of Rights Act, 2018; nonetheless challenges continue to exist that impede its efficacy. Despite the presence of a glaringly long history, social stigma and legal discrimination continue to serve as enormous obstacles for transgender individuals when seeking education, healthcare or employment. In the case of advanced education, institutional biases and long-standing cultural bias have kept transgender students from accessing higher-education opportunities. Furthermore, the community is shunned and driven into poverty; thereby complicating their plight in this country. The responses to these issues will require greater policy enforcement, social awareness and an overarching culture that creates conditions for a level playing field. Advocates of rights however argue that legal reforms must be buttressed by attitudes’ changing social mobilizations to reduce the bias privileged groups towards those considered outcasts in society. Providing for education and employment through affirmative action measures would also reduce disparities. Ultimately, ensuring legal and social justice as well which can greatly help them in creating ways for a more equal society making Pakistan safe again one transgender at a time.