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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2022(VII-I).01 10.31703/gsr.2022(VII-I).01 Published : Mar 2022An Opinion Survey about Public Perception Regarding Transgender People in Pakistan
The present study strived to explore the existing beliefs and perceptions of public regarding transgender people in Pakistani society. The major objectives of this study were to explore the perception of the general public about transgender and how they differentiate among men, women, and transgender people. The present study was quantitative survey research. By using simple random, 50 respondents were interviewed,followed by an interview schedule. The gathered data were processed and analyzed in descriptive manners. The study revealed that (100 Percent) of the respondents were familiar with transgender people as (82 Percent) met transgender in the street/roadside while beggaring. The present study also revealed that (78 Percent) of respondents perceived transgender as an in-between creature as they differentiated that transgender is male persons who adopted this disguise for attaining sexual attractions by other male persons/purposes (60 Percent). It was also suggested that transgender should be given education, healthcare, and employment opportunities (100 Percent).
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Transgender, LGBT, Queer, Public Perception, Mental Illness, Pakistan
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(1) Abid Mehmood Ansari
PhD Scholar, Department of Social Work, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
(2) Bushra Yasmeen
School of Sociology, Minhaj University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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APA : Ansari, A. M., & Yasmeen, B. (2022). An Opinion Survey about Public Perception Regarding Transgender People in Pakistan. Global Sociological Review, VII(I), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2022(VII-I).01
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CHICAGO : Ansari, Abid Mehmood, and Bushra Yasmeen. 2022. "An Opinion Survey about Public Perception Regarding Transgender People in Pakistan." Global Sociological Review, VII (I): 1-8 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2022(VII-I).01
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HARVARD : ANSARI, A. M. & YASMEEN, B. 2022. An Opinion Survey about Public Perception Regarding Transgender People in Pakistan. Global Sociological Review, VII, 1-8.
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TURABIAN : Ansari, Abid Mehmood, and Bushra Yasmeen. "An Opinion Survey about Public Perception Regarding Transgender People in Pakistan." Global Sociological Review VII, no. I (2022): 1-8. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2022(VII-I).01