January 12, 2010

A new frontier in civil liberties

Transgender rights represent a relatively new frontier in civil liberties activism. In Pakistan, eunuchs have historically been disregarded and marginalised by mainstream issue advocates. The discriminations against eunuchs reveal our petty-bourgeois mentality that is mostly reluctant to recognise gender deviance. Over the years, the complete isolation of eunuchs from the very fabric of our society [...]