Pakistan

Man, transvestite arrested for attempted marriage

Reuters May 25, 2010

PESHAWAR: Peshawar police arrested an entire wedding party at a private ceremony between a man and a transvestite, who were presented in a Peshawar court house, Tuesday.

Police officials accused the pair of promoting homosexuality in the country. The would-be-bride Raani, whose real name was given as Kashif and the groom Malik Iqbal were presented in court.

Almost 50 people, many of them men dressed as women, were at the ceremony on Monday night when it was raided by police. A bus full of transvestites were later jailed.

This recent development comes just months after the Supreme Court had ordered transvestites to be awarded a separate gender identity in Pakistan.

COMMENTS (10)

Adam | 2 years ago | Reply what the actual heck

Lule | 14 years ago | Reply I think the world is against us. We need to mobilize a global movement to tackle homophobia. Its so bad to read this, as a gay man in Uganda am used to the hate speeches and all of the sort but i thought some where else its the opposite.

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Sara | 14 years ago | Reply This is so sad. The couple's day of joy spoiled by relgious zealousy. Can people not live and let live? What happened to freedom?

Tanzeel | 14 years ago | Reply Any unnatural act should be condemned. Even the alleged couple has denied wedding and called it birthday party.

saifullah warraich | 14 years ago | Reply we should refer this mater to the jurists if it is not clear in the light of quran and sunnah and then we develop an openion

Kiran | 14 years ago | Reply Wow, comments from 4 gay men already!

Adnan Khan | 14 years ago | Reply These poor transvestite cant work at decent places. nor they have a status in society... and above all our society won't let them even marry... in the name of so called social values and moral aesthetics. shame....

Saleem | 14 years ago | Reply Oddly this whole thing feels a bit unfair.

faraz | 14 years ago | Reply Whats wrong with marrying a transversite? Atleast the poor transversite was taken off the street and had an opportunity to lead a respectable life.

abid | 14 years ago | Reply Why was the bus full of transvestites jailed? They didn't do anything illegal

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