%0 Journal Article
%T Social Organization of Transgender Sex Workers
%A Anwaar Mohyuddin
%A Muhammad Ali
%J Open Journal of Applied Sciences
%P 436-440
%@ 2165-3925
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojapps.2013.37054
%X <span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\">This paper is an attempt to
document life of male sex worker</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\">s</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\"> as transgender in Pakistan and to describe their cultural
practices with reference to ritual performs </span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\">on</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\"> different occasion. Qualitative research methods combing
in-depth inter</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\"></span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\">views, FGDs, and observation
were employed to gather information. An effort has been made to investigate the
cultural life of the transgender and the pattern of their social interaction within
the community as well as with the outsiders. Analysis based on thematic description
of the themes generated after reviewing data. The research process revealed that</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\">males who were engaged
in the sex industry have two type</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\">s</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\"> of sociological division</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\">:</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\"> first</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\">,</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\"> young and having male identity with potential to transform
in transgender</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\">;</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\"> while other transgender
play</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\">s</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\"> dual roles</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\">:</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\"> a) within sex worker
community as transgender women</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\">,</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\"> b) male outside the transgender community. These males
fulfill their socio-psychological and economic needs through entrance in the transgender
community. Most of them consider themselves as having feminine soul and masculine
body. The male engaging in sex work is</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\"> a</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;\"> complex
%K Guru
%K Chela
%K Khusras
%K Kachay
%K Pakay
%K Yar
%K Garria
%K Power Structure
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=39044