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Qureshi, Kamran 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1859-2257
(2022)
A Critical Analysis of the Transgender (Intersex) Persons Act, 2018, in Pakistan Versus United Nations Recommendations.
In:
Interdisciplinary and Global Perspectives on Intersex.
Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
ISBN 978-3-030-91474-5
Abstract
This chapter offers a comparative study of ‘the Transgender Persons Act, 2018’, of Pakistan and the United Nations Office of High Commissioner of Human Rights’ (UNOHCHR’s) recommendations in 2016. The term ‘transgender’ in the 2018 Act is an umbrella term for several identities, including intersex, khunsa, eunuch, and hijra. This research analyses the difference in the lives of intersex people in Pakistan reported by media, before and after the implementation of ‘the Transgender Persons Act, 2018’ through content analysis. I randomly selected 50 news reports, articles, and talk shows about intersex, 25 from local Pakistani media outlets and 25 from international media outlets, broadcasted and published in print, online, and on TV, between 2016 and 2019 in English and Urdu. In conclusion, this study sheds light on and contributes to the little-recognised subject of intersex in Pakistani society, by closely examining ‘the Transgender Persons Act, 2018’, in relation to media.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | media and gender,education facilities,non-consensual surgeries,intersex in pakistan,intersex rights,psychological issues,healthcare services |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Art, Media and American Studies |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Film, Television and Media |
| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Dec 2021 13:30 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Jul 2023 10:45 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/82672 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-030-91475-2 |
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