Saris Swirl at Rare Transgender "Birthday" Party in Pakistan

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29 January 2017 08:31 WIB

Farzana Jan, a member of the transgender community, poses for a photographer ahead of Shakeela's party in Peshawar, Pakistan January 22, 2017. REUTERS/Caren Firouz

27 Januari 2017 00:00 WIB

Security searches guests as people arrive at Shakeela's party in Peshawar, Pakistan January 22, 2017. n much of Pakistan, transgender people are shunned by their families and forced into begging or prostitution to support themselves. REUTERS/Caren Firouz

27 Januari 2017 00:00 WIB

Members of the transgender community attend Shakeela's party in Peshawar, Pakistan January 22, 2017. 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. REUTERS/Caren Firouz

27 Januari 2017 00:00 WIB

Guests cut a cake at Shakeela's party in Peshawar, Pakistan January 22, 2017. The revellers were transgender, people who run the risk of violence in conservative Muslim Pakistan where they often work as dancers at weddings and other parties but are rarely allowed to hold their own celebrations. REUTERS/Caren Firouz

27 Januari 2017 00:00 WIB

A member of the transgender community counts money she plans to throw at friends as she attends Shakeela's party in Peshawar, Pakistan January 22, 2017. Every transgender person is supposed to get a "birthday party" once in their lives, according to people at the event. REUTERS/Caren Firouz

27 Januari 2017 00:00 WIB

A member of the transgender community dances at a party in Peshawar, Pakistan January 22, 2017. 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. REUTERS/Caren Firouz

27 Januari 2017 00:00 WIB