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Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
Abbreviated Key Title: Saudi J Humanities Soc Sci
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Original Research Article
A Cross Sectional Analysis of Familial Alienation of Transgender:
With Reference to District Swat-Pakistan
Atta Ullah
1
, Akhtar Ali
2
, Younas Khan
3*
1
Mphil Scholar, Department of Rural Sociology, the University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan
2
Assistant Professor, Department of Rural Sociology, the University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan
3
PhD Scholar, Department of Rural Sociology, the University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan
DOI: 10.36348/SJHSS.2019.v04i10.007 | Received: 19.10.2019 | Accepted: 26.10.2019 | Published: 30.10.2019
*Corresponding author: Younas Khan
Abstract
The major objective of the present study was to find out the familial alienation of transgender with reference to District
Swat-Pakistan. A sample size of 210 respondents was selected from total population 400 as per Sekeran criteria. The data
was collected through interview schedule and analyzed by using descriptive statistics frequency and percentage) and
inferential statistics (Chi-square test) to find out the association between transgender (Dependent variable) and familial
alienation (Independent variables). The results showed that a highly significant association (P=0.000)was found between
“Transgender” & “Familial Alienation” indicators; transgender often deal with gender disparity; transgender faced
physical and psychological violence from family members; family members do not permit transgender to meet with other
transgender along with transgender were killed in the name of honor. The study concluded that, family as an institution
was found in total disarray with reference to performing its basic role pertaining to transgender. A comprehensive plan of
action based on protecting them by introducing laws pertaining to their protection at macro and micro level specifically at
family level is the order of the day were put forwarded some of the recommendations in the light of present study.
Keywords: Family, Alienation, Transgender, District Swat, KPK-Pakistan.
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INTRODUCTION
In English language the word Eunuchs used
for “Tran‟s” which is derived from Greek word “Eune‟
which means bed and „Ekhein‟ which means to keep,
the combining means is “Bed Keeper‟[1]. Mostly
known as Khwaja Sira, albeit with many pejorative
variants for their personal and social identity,
transgender persons have long been a vulnerable group
in Pakistan.
Unlike the narrow understanding of a
transgender person in terms of biological anomalies,
World Health Organization (WHO) defines this state of
gender as: “Transgender is an umbrella term for people
whose gender identity and expression does not conform
to the norms and expectations traditionally associated
with the sex assigned to them at birth; it includes people
who are transsexual, transgender or otherwise
considered gender non-conforming”
*1
. Tran‟s is “Vast”
word which indicates those people who are different by
sexual characters as well behaviorally from other
members of the society by birth or socially and
physically converted [2]. Likewise, transgender is a
person who‟s personal and gender identity is not
confirmed and contradicting with female or male
gender. Transgender actually means an individual who
is not completely female or male. It means that this
specific type of people belongs to a third gender which
is known as transgender [3].
Transgender is excluded since the dawn of
history. There are so many Islamic countries around
the globe whereas, Pakistan is one of them. Shari laws
encouraging and supporting equal rights for all humans
while according to media reports and surveys founded
that Pakistani state itself along with other Non-
governmental Organizations (NGOs) they‟re ignoring
transgender rights, which is against the Islamic and
human rights laws [4]. Third genders have prominent
role in our social life particularly in ceremonies,
likewise engagements, weddings, birthday‟s parties and
some rituals. Beside this, there are so many different
names which are used for transgender in our Pakistani
society like Murata, Khawaja Sara, Khusra etc