“That episode ended. I waited for the following week to see more. This was
before you could binge-watch series. When the day came, I worked things
out again so I’d have the TV to myself. The plot went something like this: Guy’s dad doesn’t know he’s gay, keeps trying to get son with girl, but suspects son’s new flatmate is homosexual. I cringed, heart fluttering, whenever the flatmate sauntered into a scene like he had the right to set everyone else on edge.” – Siya Khumalo: You Have To Be Gay to Know God
Tag Archives: Pakistan
A Step Backward: What the Shariat Ruling Means for Pakistan’s Trans Community
A vicious misinformation campaign conflating the rights of transgender people with homosexuality has created a permissive
environment for the challenges to the legislation. In a bid to justify the inclusion of a medical board to “approve” of the
person’s gender , speaking to the media, 17 Mushtaq Ahmed Khan claims that a person should not be able to choose their
gender and must adhere to the gender assigned at birth.18 He went on to claim that instead, these people should seek
“psychological help” – Amnesty International
Piquing Duck 