First ever 'Transgender Day' celebrated in Bangladesh
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Members of Bangladesh's transgender community and their supporters held a pride rally to mark one year since the government recognized them as a third gender in Dhaka, Bangladesh.On November 10, 2013, the Bangladesh government officially recognised hijras as a separate gender in order to secure their rights, enabling them to identify their gender as 'hijra' on all government documents, including passports.
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Nov 12, 2014 01:54pm
Just love it. We are all God's Children, Gays or otherwise.
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Nov 12, 2014 04:47pm
@Khan Rahem Singh Transgenders have no orientation, they can never be gay, please its better to not bring God here
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Nov 12, 2014 05:43pm
A human is human first, then male female or transgender. All praise to bangladeshi people and government!
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Nov 12, 2014 06:59pm
It is good they got recognition. Bangladesh is comparatively tolerant towards all human beings.
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Nov 12, 2014 08:04pm
India should learn a thing or two.
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Nov 13, 2014 01:09am
We need to learn to tolerate the existance of minorities whether they are non Muslims, transgenders, ethnic minorities as it's not their choice to be different. Some people are born like that and it's our duty to treat and respect every human being equally. When it comes to tolerance western countries are more Islamic than our Muslim countries but hats off to Bangladesh
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Nov 13, 2014 11:44am
@concerned_kashmiri "India should learn a thing or two."
They can argue that they already do..... after all they got Bangladesh their freedom.
Couldn't have happened if Bangladesh was still E. Pakistan.
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Nov 13, 2014 02:08pm
@Khan Rahem Singh God doesn't have children but they are all human beings and equal.
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Nov 13, 2014 03:33pm
Great ! Salute to this progressive Bangladesh.
No doubt Happiness Index of the Citizens will be going up ! With so much tolerance and with so much broadminded approach.
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Nov 13, 2014 04:57pm
good to see. Govt. should arrange some respectable jobs in suitable professions for them. They should be given equal opportunities to lead their lives instead of begging or involving in illicit or bad activities.
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Nov 13, 2014 07:44pm
@bhanwandas All religious books say that we are all children of God.
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Nov 13, 2014 09:07pm
It is the responsibility of Muslim society to give them job and a good respectable Islamic life.
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Nov 13, 2014 11:03pm
Good to see 'tolerance' in practice by the BD nation!!!
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Nov 13, 2014 11:13pm
Thanks to Bangladesh for being a little more liberal..
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Nov 14, 2014 05:52pm
Respect
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Nov 15, 2014 08:23am
@mohammadali we are creation of God not children of God.
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Nov 16, 2014 05:25am
@mohammadali No incorrect. We are creations of God, not children.
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Nov 16, 2014 06:07am
funny people.
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Nov 16, 2014 11:08am
Well done Bangladesh. They are also human beings.
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Nov 16, 2014 11:09am
@weq Why not bring God on this issue.
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Nov 16, 2014 11:12am
@N. Rahim Prove it.
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