Perception of Transgenders on Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018 in Mardan

Abstract

This study has been carried out with the title "Perception of transgenders on Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018 in Mardan." Pakistan Chowk and Charsadda Chowk have been selected as the target locations for the research. This research had been carried out to acquire information regarding transgender people's opinions on the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018 in Mardan. The research's major goals consist as follows: (1) To investigate the concerns of transgender community in Tehsil Mardan.(2)To ascertain transgenders' attitudes toward the transgender law in the designated areas. Research data was collected from participants via interviews; therefore the research we conducted was qualitative in origin. This research was done to gain information regarding the difficulties about the fundamental rights of transgender people, as described in the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018. The study revealed that the vast majority of transgender individuals were unsatisfied with the recent Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018 which was implemented for transgender rights. They were also unhappy with the governance structure of Pakistan. A majority of the transgender community disagreed with the provisions of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018. In accordance with the results, the Pakistani government and members of the society are infringing on transgender rights.  In accordance with the research report, the transgender population endures severe hardship and their civil liberties continue to be infringed upon.