‘How can we accept rights of gays and lesbians’? Senator (WRONGLY) criticises transgender’s rights act

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Mohsin Aziz on Monday said that the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act of 2018 is “disgusting”.

“Trans people are disgusting. There is a profound difference between them and the intersex. The latter are a creation of the Almighty. The trans on the other hand are simply gross.” he said.

“Why do we have to protect the rights of transgenders? How can we accept rights of gays and lesbians?” he asked in the Senate.

Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani on Monday referred the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) (Amendment) Bill, 2022, to the relevant standing committee for debate in order to reach a consensual decision on the matter.

A lot of misinformation is being propagated about the Act, including accusations that it is creating a pathway for same sex marriages.
There is common misconception that as per the Act, any person can change their ID card from M to F and F to M based on their own perception. However, that is simply not the case. The rules that were notified under this Act clearly say that if you are a transgender man or a woman you can change your identification card on the basis of your self-perception but only to X, not to Male or Female.

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A person having an X card can not marry a person with an ID card with a male or female gender mentioned on it.
This provision rules out the possibility of same-sex marriage under the transgender act 201.