It was downright shameful for Jamaat e Islami and Youth Club to spread further HIV stigma in Pakistan just for their own homophobic politics.
None of them has worked in Ratodero, or other communities ravaged with HIV to understand the sheer toll that this stigma has on people

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Literal babies were left on the streets and women deserted when the HIV outbreaks (most of them through unsafe medical procedures and needle use) happened. It took years of community development and on the ground action by us public health experts to undo "some" of it

A summary of Julie's statements with M. Butt on the launch of Pakistan's first "Intersex Fund" that has no intersex people in it ironically:

1. There are only men and women, no khwajasiras

2. Khwajasira is a culture and I am not part of the culture, therefore...

3. (1/13) I do not want a khwajasira ID card although I call myself a khwajasira (??) but...

4. I am also a man who dresses up as a woman and that is not a crime in Pakistan but...

5. I self identify as intersex and I'm happy with my male ID card (??)

6. (2/13)

Response to "Mehrub is destroying our family system".

If I was the Minister for "Family Affairs", I would start this National Department of "Family Protection" that would do the following. 1. Devise and implement a locally informed conflict resolution, mediation, and anger management course for all couples in Pakistan, available free of cost to attend.

Joyland - a review - Part 2

THE UNEXPECTED:

1. Punjabi excellence:
Biba's dialogues are entirely in Punjabi. And Aleena Khan delivers Punjabi so perfectly, that I'm certain she's going to become a household name in Indian Punjab very soon. This is Punjabi artistry at its finest, and it's almost comically ironic that Pakistani Punjab has butchered her and Saim's artistry the most.

Joyland - a review - Part 1

SUMMARY:

Must watch! 4/5

Joyland is a movie about heterosexuality, money, and "izzat", and the many pains, joys, secrets, and pressures that these three contain - an extremely brave film that has been butchered by the Censor Board needlessly. Aleena Khan has delivered a performance par excellence; one that has never been seen across South Asian cinema - mostly because a story with a trans lead was never written but also because of the wonderful director-actor relationship.

The death of rivers and Pakistan - a thread Men have travelled miles to get a taste of the Aab- e- Zam Zam, a vague attempt at touching that of paradise for that fountain spring is said to flow from the heavens. For centuries men have bathed in the waters of the Ganges and Yamuna, a futile act of self purification, with

Really distressing need coming in from Punjab. A university student was gangraped almost to death for being "feminine" and "almost trans" according to her friends in Lahore. Another was hacked to death by her family in the name of honour for being trans in Bahawalpur These two incidents show you the worth of transwomen - sex objects to be raped, or sex objects to be exterminated.

There is a fix - declare transphobia a hate crime to be tried under the Anti Terrorism Courts. Some deterrence will emerge

Our Pain Is Not For Sale - A Thread

#TransLivesMatter
#ChemicalCastrationForRapists
#EndRapeCulture
#InsaafDoChoonaNahin
#TheRevolutionWillNotBeTelevised I have had way too much rage since posting Live to my Facebook to be able to make a coherent post but I will one because now this has become too much.

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This is what happened!