Posted on Advocate.com July 12, 2011 04:55:00 PM ET
Trans Bashers Arrested in Pakistan
Police in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday arrested seven men for assaulting, sexually harassing, and then shaving the heads of five transgender people.
By Diane Anderson-Minshall
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Police in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday arrested seven men for assaulting, sexually harassing, and then shaving the heads of five transgender people. Local police representative Raz Mohammad Khan toldThe Express Tribune that the accused were arrested after the victims "approached the police with a written complaint detailing their ordeal."
Earlier in the day, trans folks from around Pakistan protested outside the Peshawar Press Club to calling for an end to harassment and gender violence and calling for the government to offer more protections for its marginalized citizens.