A transgender has approached the Lahore High Court on 26th,Nov 2016 for enforcement of his community’s fundamental rights, including enrollment in upcoming census and national identity cards with mentioning the gender. Waqar Ali, the transgender, filed a writ petition through Advocate Sheraz Zaka pleading that the transgender community has been marginalized as a recent event witnessed in Sialkot where a transgender was maltreated.The petitioner stated that being transgender they were not respected by society and even their parents did not own them due to social pressure and stigma. He said the transgender community should be allowed to mention their gender in national identity cards and they must be registered in census.He sought protection for the transgender community in performance of religious obligations like Haj and Umrah.
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