It’s a milestone for trans activists. Pakistan is one of the most conservative countries in the world, one that still considers homosexuality a crime , condones child marriage , and has attempted to legalize spousal abuse . That makes its decision to start issuing passports with a separate gender category, X, for transgender citizens all the more surprising. Pakistani citizens will now be able to self-identify with the third option, instead of just identifying with male or female. Trans Action Pakistan, an advocacy organization for Pakistan’s transgender community, shared a post...
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