Transgenders in Pakistan celebrate first ‘birthday’ party in years

Peshawar: At a party in Peshawar, the guests’ saris twirled as they danced to the music and fed each other pieces of cake, but armed police guarding the door indicated this was no normal carefree birthday gathering. The revellers were transgender, people who run the risk of violence in Pakistan where they often work as dancers at weddings and other parties but are rarely allowed to hold their own celebrations.