The tale of transgender people: When hate starts ruining lives
February 25, 2013
Posted by Amna Nasir
http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/15948/the-tale-of-transgender-people-when-hate-starts-ruining-lives/Recently, some of my friends and I made a short documentary on transgenders to participate in a documentary competition held at my university.
To collect the required information, we visited their homes and were shocked at what we discovered.
Passing through the narrow alleys, I was disturbed to see open drains and human waste all around. After having spoken to Sahiba, Sapna, and a few other transgenders, I was able to form a clearer picture about this particular gender and the appalling exploitation of their rights.
Sahiba, the president of the transgender society in Bahawalpur, started the conversation;
"God created us, as He created all. We are born of a father and a mother just like everyone else, yet we are different. Our families may be ashamed of us but we know He loves us and that is why we don't feel disgusted with ourselves. They don't call us normal but we feel more normal than normal people because we don't let anything bring us down. What doesn't kill us just makes us stronger."
