First ever 'Transgender Day' celebrated in Bangladesh

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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Khan Rahem Singh

Nov 12, 2014 01:54pm

Just love it. We are all God's Children, Gays or otherwise.

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weq

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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Pakistani_Human

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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concerned_kashmiri

Nov 12, 2014 08:04pm

India should learn a thing or two.

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Aly khan

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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LiFafi Sahafi

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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bhanwandas

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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JORDAR THALIA

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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Humaira Ashraf

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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mohammadali

Nov 13, 2014 07:44pm

@bhanwandas All religious books say that we are all children of God.

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Mahfooz Jafry

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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Tariq,lahore

Nov 13, 2014 11:03pm

Good to see 'tolerance' in practice by the BD nation!!!

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Jatin

Nov 13, 2014 11:13pm

Thanks to Bangladesh for being a little more liberal..

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Raghu

Nov 14, 2014 05:52pm

Respect

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prishy

Nov 15, 2014 08:23am

@mohammadali we are creation of God not children of God.

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N. Rahim

Nov 16, 2014 05:25am

@mohammadali No incorrect. We are creations of God, not children.

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Raju

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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