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Transgender Fight for Civil and Fundamental Rights in Pakistan, Current Status of Transgender in The Light of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018 and Transgender Persons Welfare Policy 2018

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  • Shah Jahan Ahmad

    (Visiting faculty Sociology department university of Okara, Pakistan)

  • Dr. Arfan Latif

    (Assistant Professor Sociology University of Okara, Pakistan)

  • Jawaria Masood

    (Mphil Scholar University of Okara, Pakistan
    MS Scholar, Department of Business Administration, University of Sahiwal, Pakistan)

Abstract

Discussion on transgender rights has gradually increased across the world as many countries have carried out legislation in favor of transgender but Pakistan was lagging behind in this democratic process until 2018. Current study prominences on the history of transgender in south Asia (Mughal court then British era); legislative and policy developments especially in Pakistan. The study used existing literature review to know the socio-legal protection, which has been given to transgender in past and legal developments for the safeguard of transgender in Pakistan. This study establish that legal protection to transgender is given in recent years; Pakistan is still in the formative phase to give right to downtrodden communities like transgender in this post-democratic world. Pakistan has few laws for the protection of marginalized communities but there is a lot more to be done in this regard.

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  • Shah Jahan Ahmad & Dr. Arfan Latif & Jawaria Masood, 2023. "Transgender Fight for Civil and Fundamental Rights in Pakistan, Current Status of Transgender in The Light of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018 and Transgender Persons Welfare Polic," Journal of Policy Research (JPR), Research Foundation for Humanity (RFH), vol. 9(2), pages 229-238.
    • Handle: RePEc:rfh:jprjor:v:9:y:2023:i:2:p:229-238
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