Transgender activists in Pakistan say they plan to appeal an Islamic court’s ruling that guts a 2018 law aimed at protecting their fundamental rights. The court struck down several provisions of the law on Friday, terming them “un-Islamic.”
Members of Pakistan's transgender community takes part in a protest in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, May 20, 2023. Transgender activists in Pakistan say they plan to appeal an Islamic court’s ruling that guts a law aimed at protecting their rights. The Transgender Persons Act was passed by Parliament in 2018 to secure the fundamental rights of transgender Pakistanis. But the Federal Shariat Court struck down several provisions of the law on Friday, terming them “un-Islamic.
The Federal Shariat Court on Friday struck down several provisions of the landmark law, terming them “un-Islamic.” Lawyer Sara Malkani, who was speaking at an event organized by the Gender Interactive Alliance, denied the legislation was un-Islamic. She said the existence of two genders did not limit the concept of gender identity and that Islamic texts, including the Quran, did not associate specific behavior to specific genders.
The Shariah court ruled that the term “transgender” as it is used in the law creates confusion. It covers several biological variations, including intersex, transgender men, transgender women and Khawaja Sira, a Pakistani term commonly used for those who were born male but identify as female. “This law will pave the way for criminals in society to easily commit crimes like sexual molestation, sexual assault and even rape against females in the disguise of a transgender woman,” the court ruled.
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