Page Six is reporting that Netflix series "Queer Eye" cast, including Tan France, Berk, Karamo Brown, Jonathan Van Ness and Antoni Porowski will be joining the parade on June 30 — also known as World Pride — that will also commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots which triggered the Gay Rights Movement in the United States. There were violent protests by members of the gay community against a police raid that began in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village in New York City.
In recently published memoir "Naturally Tan", Tan France has talked about his experience with racism and homophobia. He told Salt Lake Tribune that he has been repeatedly singled out at Immigration And Customs when entering the United States. "At least 24 times in less than five years. And held in a room with other “brown people.” And asked things like: When was the last time he visited Pakistan? (He was 9.) When was the last time his mom visited Pakistan? When was the last time he operated heavy machinery?", he said.
Tan France is not the only high profile openly gay Pakistani-American. Others are Emmy-winning Karachi-born Hollywood producer Riaz Patel and Lahore-born MIT physicist Dr. Nergis Mavalvala.
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NYC is behind. SF have many desi groups in Gay parade including Muslim Gays for over two decades.
There is an active gay group called "Fateha" which Ironically mean "The opening".
#Pakistan opens state-run school for #transgender students. Established in #Multan by #Punjab provincial govt, opened its doors on the first day of school with 18 students enrolled. #LGBTQ #education https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/nation-world/story/2021-07-08/pakistan-opens-state-run-school-for-transgender-students
Trans people are considered outcasts by many, especially in conservative areas of Pakistan. They are often sexually abused, assaulted and even murdered. They hesitate to get enrolled in regular schools to avoid discrimination.
“We are grateful to the government for opening this school and for providing free education to our community,” said Ayesha Mughal, a transgender who for years has campaigned for the rights of their community.
In Pakistan, trans people are also often forced into begging, dancing and even prostitution to earn money. However, that started to change in 2019, when the country’s Supreme Court designated transgender people as a third gender. Before, trans people were often been denied treatment because doctors could not decide whether to treat them in a male or a female ward.
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