Tag: transphobic assault
A gang kidnapped, blackmailed, tortured and shaved off this trans woman’s hair
Shakeela, the trans woman targeted in the gang attack (image via Facebook: Trans Action Pakistan)Shakeela, a 27-year-old trans woman living in Pakistan, was reportedly kidnapped, blackmailed, tortured and had her hair forcibly shaved by a gang. Gangs have done the same thing to other trans women, sometimes even setting them on fire and killing them without ever being prosecuted for their crimes — and the local trans community is fighting back.
In a press conference this week, Pakistan’s Trans Action...