Abstract
The present study explored problems faced by transgenders in the slums
of Punjab, Pakistan. Transgenders are also known as hijras, Khwaja
seras, etc. (GIA, 2021) and are a stigmatized minority group of people
that can be classified as intersex (Ahmad, 2021), third gender (Ahmad,
2019), cross-dresser, transvestite, etc. (GIA, 2021). One hundred and
fifty-three transgenders were collected through snowball sampling and
were interviewed. Thematic analyses of these interviews revealed that the
transgenders experienced six categories of problems that included
bullying and discrimination, family and relationship, housing and
community, justice and police, the general public, and psycho-medical
problems. The study documented different discriminatory behaviors
experienced by transgenders as they faced legal, social, and economic
hurdles, their problems like social isolation, dignity, and blame. This
study documents problems faced by this marginalized group and
presented in-depth data that would urge policymakers and society to
provide rights any common citizen of Pakistan enjoys.
Shahida Sadiq, Aneeza Bashir. (2022) Problems Experienced by Hijras or Hermaphrodites in Slums of Punjab, Journal of Behavioural Sciences, volume-32, issue 2.
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