Gender Identity And Homophobia

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Countercurrents.org
By Tahmina Rashid
01 June, 2007

Comments suggesting homosexuality as a western issue, outside our social norms & spectrum or a psychological problem needs to be referred to specialists rather than leaving to people who lack compassion for fellow human beings and have a very narrow view of human psychology and issues. People born without a defined male or female biological and psychological identity may suppress their feelings and continue to live with the socially assigned gender identity. However, Pakistani socity seems to lack the capacity to deal with these issues in a humane manner. Generally, such people become social outcasts and this was reflected through the language used by newspapers as she-couple etc.