#EndTransPhobia: Transgender ‘mom’ burns kids’ school bags in Charsadda

CHARSSADA (Staff Report) - While our neighbouring country is hiring India’s first transgender police officer, a transgender woman in Charssada is burning school bags of her children.

In a picture posted on its official Facebook page, Trans Action Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cited the incident as a protest over kicking out the children of a school because they are children of a transgender person.

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It appears that the transgender woman had adopted these children and had been providing for them to get education.

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Last month, a court in Chennai (Madras) ruled in favour of K Prithika Yashini, who was born male but underwent gender reassignment surgery, applied to become a police sub-inspector in the southern state.

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This incident in Charsadda poses questions on the commitment of federal and provincial authorities who, every now and then, overstate their efforts to promote education in the country.

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Transgender people in Pakistan ask whether Pakistan belongs only to men and women. Where are the constitutional rights for transgender people?