Recognizing Civic rights of Transgender in Sharia: Pakistan perspective
Abstract
Transgender naturally have sex anatomical differences and cannot be categorically classified as male or female. Transgender children and adults are frequently stigmatised and exposed to a wide range of human rights breaches. In both culture and the law, transgender are neglected. Many human rights instruments fail to identify Transgender as rights holders, rather protecting “Male” and “Female”. Transgender are often unable to pursue their legal rights, even though those rights are clearly guaranteed by Sharia. Transgender people face discrimination in almost every aspect of their lives, including their personal lives. Though at any point, in case of rights, jurisprudence has not made any alteration between male, female, and Transgender. This article clarifies and reveals jurisprudential guidelines about civic rights of Transgender by highlighting the matters concerning their life, gender identity, education and employment. This study will also analyse the step taken by Pakistan highlighting the Bill passed by Ministry of Human rights of Pakistan in March, 2021 that provide protection, relief and rehabilitation of rights of the transgender. The qualitative study has been conducted. It is concluded that transgender is a human and deserve the same civic and other rights as “male” and “female”.
Keywords: Transgender, Civic rights, Gender Identity, Employment, Job, Islamic Sharia
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