Pakistan's first trans model hits back against transphobia
29 Nov 2016 1:12 PM IST29 Nov 2016 1:12 PM IST
An attempt to challenge the stigma around transgenders.
The photo series has trans-model and activist Kami Sid posing to raise awareness against stigma associated with transgender community (Photo: Instagram/Waqar J. Khan)- 45 transgenders were reportedly killed last year in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan alone (Photo: Instagram/Waqar J. Khan)
- Shocking incidents have started a debate over transgender rights including greater political representation for them in parliament (Photo: Instagram/Waqar J. Khan)
- Several videos of brutal violence against transgenders have been emerging from the country (Photo: Instagram/Waqar J. Khan)
- Kami Sid has also featured in a BBC documentary tiled 'How Gay is Pakistan?' (Photo: Instagram/Waqar J. Khan)
- The LGBTQ rights activist is a vocal critic against transgender rights (Photo: Instagram/Waqar J. Khan)
- The debut comes in the wake of rampant transphobia in Pakistan culminated into shocking incidents of violence (Photo: Instagram/Waqar J. Khan)
The photo series has trans-model and activist Kami Sid posing to raise awareness against stigma associated with transgender community (Photo: Instagram/Waqar J. Khan)
An attempt to challenge the stigma around transgenders.
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