Pakistan's eunuchs face life of begging, prostitution

[Shana A]

 Pakistan's eunuchs face life of begging, prostitution

Wednesday, 03 Feb, 2010

http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/31-pakistans-eunuchs-face-life-of-begging-prostitution-ll-03

RAWALPINDI: Mohammed Zafar Iqbal used to cash in on his beautiful face and graceful moves, dancing bedecked in midnight blue veils and dresses for clients who sought his perceived closeness to God.

But like most of Pakistan's eunuch and transsexual community - mocked, pitied and shunned by society - his life has mostly been marred by hardship and suffering, peaking seven years ago when he was brutally attacked.