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| | | Article Name : | | | Socio-Economic Problems Faced by Transgenders
and its Impact on their Lives in Tench Bhatta
Rawalpindi | | Author Name : | | | MEHREEN FAIZA | | Publisher : | | | Bridge Center | | Article URL : |  | | | Abstract : | | | Transgender discrimination and their socio-economic problems
is a global issue and a problem that even developed nations of the
world are facing. The study focused on the socio-economic problems
faced by transgenders, their rights and livelihood strategies. The major
variables of the study were education, occupation, income and health.
This study was conducted in Tench Bhatta and some of its adjacent
areas like Allama Iqbal Colony(Peoples Colony), Qasai chowk, Afshan
Colony, Bakra Mandi and Dhoke Chauhdrian in Rawalpindi district.
Purposive sampling technique was used on a sample of 120 selected
transgenders. 120 In Depth Interviews (IDIs) were collected and five
case studies were taken. Then the data was analyzed through SPSS. It
was concluded that majority of the transgenders were devoid of their
basic rights, were facing violence of different types and used some kind
of drugs to avoid the tensions of their daily life.
| | Keywords : | | | Transgender, livelihood, health |
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