Home / Series / True Stories / Aired Order / Season 2011 / Episode 22

Transgenders: Pakistan's Open Secret

Documentary exploring the lives of Maggie, Sana and Shaboo, three members of Karachi's colourful but sometimes grim transgender subculture. Often turned out onto the streets as children for their unorthodox attitudes, Pakistan's transgender citizens have formed an underground network of `families' that provide them with support, but many become trapped in a culture of prostitution, violence and forms of slavery. The programme reveals how cunning government officials are planning to offer members of the clandestine community jobs as tax collectors - hoping even the most stubborn evaders will be embarrassed into paying up when faced with a visit from a flamboyant unit of collection agents.

English
  • Originally Aired December 13, 2011
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Network Channel 4
  • Created November 26, 2013 by
    Administrator admin
  • Modified November 26, 2013 by
    Administrator admin