Transgender activist dies after being 'denied treatment' for gun wounds in Pakistan hospital.

A Pakistani transgender activist who was shot and allegedly deprived of hospital treatment died of her wounds on Wednesday, the latest victim of a wave of violence against the community. The transgender female, known as Alesha, was shot eight times in Peshawar on Sunday night during an altercation between a group of men and several transgender people. Immediately following the shooting, Alesha was transported to the nearby Lady Reading Hospital, where it is alleged she was ignored by doctors and refused access to either the male or female wards following complaints from staff and patients. Alesha had worked as a coordinator for Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Trans Action Alliance, an advocacy organisation in Pakistan’s northwestern province, and was the fifth member of the group to be attacked this year.The group claims it is being targeted by an organised criminal gang, which extorts money from the transgender community and has even forced members to make pornographic films.

HIV positive widow struggles to provide for her children.

I hid my disease from my children until I thought they were old enough to handle the news. They were furious at first because they feared they would be stigmatized because of my condition, since AIDS is considered to bring shame to a family. They were also afraid that they could contract the disease from me. But, they settled down after we talked about it,” she says.
Jamila’s 13-year-old son, Muhammad Waqar, is an eighth grade student at a high school for boys, while her 15-year-old daughter, Sonia, is a tenth grade student at a high school for girls. Fortunately neither one is infected with HIV/AIDS. Zahir was infected by a syringe when working as a doctor at a local city hospital. When he became ill, his brother took him to the hospital, where he tested positively for AIDS. While Zahir’s siblings and relatives were informed of his condition, Jamila was not. Sadly, Zahir died just two months later.
Since then, Jamila’s life has continued to change for the worse. “My in-laws do not treat me well and don’t allow me to do work around the house because they think I will transmit this disease to them. But I want to work,” says Jamila.
“When my children get sick, I cannot take them to the hospital for treatment because I have no source of income. My mother, brother and sisters pay for what they can of my children’s medical treatments,” says Jamila. 

Alisha; another life succumbed to society's intolerance

Alisha was shot 9 times from a point blank by a gangster in Peshawar. She was denied medical help in Lady Reading Hopsital (LRH) beacause of her gender identity. Doctors could not decide in two days whether to admit her in a male or female ward. She was operated outside a lavatory and was left in a veranda for 16 hours
Alisha Died. (RIP).
In the glimpses below she could be seen giving her last interview at a sit-in in Peshawar.

"While giving an interview to Channel 92 Reporter"

"At an event"

"Fellow members mourning Alisha's loss"

"A severely wounded Alisha; battling between life & death at the hospital where she was denied to be treated like a normal citizen"

KPK to introduce comprehensive policy for welfare of transgender people.

In the wake of transgender activist Alisha’s death in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mushtaq Ghani on Friday announced that a comprehensive policy will beannounced in the upcoming budget for the welfare of transgender community.
The announcement came two days after Alisha, a 23-year-old transgender activist and coordinator of Trans Action Alliance who was shot six times by a gang, died after neglect and discrimination at the city’s Lady Reading Hospital."A comprehensive policy will also be introduced for security, residence and employment of transgender people",
Mushtaq Ghani speaks to media in Peshawar.

NGOs to protest for transgender rights, Peshawar.

Human rights organisations will hold a sit-in on Wednesday (today) after they failed to receive a positive response from the government and United Nations on policy to protect the rights of people who are transgender.
The sit-in will take place on Sher Shah Suri Road outside Peshawar Press Club. An alliance of Trans Action, Blue Veins, Pakhtunkhwa Civil Society Network, Tribal NGOs Consortium and FATA Commission of Human Rights have organised the protest. Trans Action head Farzana said, “People who are transgender are the most oppressed and marginalized people of society.” She added, “Even strategies to end gender-based violence exclude the problems being faced by people who are transgender.”

Smile Again Foundation to arrange weddings of Acid Attack survivors.

Smile Again Foundation is holding a Wedding Season 2016 on 9 December. Several Brave girls are going to get Married who survived acid attacks.These weddings will be fully funded by Depilex Smile Again foundation which has been working for years to bring smiles upon the faces to these acid victims.
For details Contact:  +92-42-35692875
Venue: Building No 135, CCA , Sector DDPhase IV, DHA, Lahore, Pakistan

Farzana Jan visits House of Ambassador, Denmark

President of Trans Action Alliance Farzana Jan visited the House of Ambassador of Denmark. She commented, appreciated and encouraged the performances by Trans Actvisits.