Pakistani Transgender Women Demand Safety

Transgender women have rallied in Peshawar, northern Pakistan, to demand protection from hate crimes. The protesters gathered in the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province on August 9. Their slogan "Arrest blackmailers!" refers to gangs who kidnap transgender people and extort ransom. Pakistan legally recognizes a "third gender," but its members say violence against them goes unpunished too often.