‘It’s not against Islam’: Pakistani trans actor tells of deep sadness over film ban

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A transgender star of an award-winning Pakistan film that depicts a love affair between a man and a trans women has said she is very sad at theAlina Khan, who stars in Joyland, the first major Pakistani film to feature a trans actor in a lead role, said: “I’ve been very sad. There’s nothing against Islam [in the film] and I don’t understand how Islam can get endangered by mere films.

Khan said she was rejected by her family when she came out as trans. “My family did not accept me, but neither did society.” She was told she embarrassed relatives, and her mother was constantly angry with her. “She would tell me not to make exaggerated hand gestures like a woman while talking, to sit like a boy and not be in the company of girls,” said Khan. Her siblings called her– a derogatory term, which was originally used to refer to eunuchs but is also a slur against trans people.

 

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