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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-III).17      10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-III).17      Published : Sep 2024

Exploring the Lived Experiences of Transgender in Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

    This study aimed to study the social exclusion of transgender in Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The study used qualitative research method in which data was collected through in-depth interviews with 25 respondents in the selected locales. The collected data was thematically analyzed and the results suggest that transgender face social exclusion which further exacerbates the vicious circle of discrimination, harassment, and violence from the broader society. It is concluded from the study that due to complex and debatable nature of the issue and the discriminative behavior of society toward transgender leads towards their sexual victimization, stigma, sexual abuse and violence. It is recommended that that the existing laws and policies regarding physical and sexual violence against transgender may be reassessed and to take concrete policy measures to ensure the mainstreaming of transgender in society.

    Transgender, Social Exclusion, Violence, Discrimination, Harassment
    (1) Shoukat Nawaz
    MPhil Scholar, Department of Sociology, Hazara University Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Khalil ur Rahman
    Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Khalid Ahmed
    MPhil Scholar, Department of Sociology, Hazara University Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.