Search
Plans

Premium Content:

Leigh Andrew Hill
Leigh Andrew Hill

Mawaan Rizwan asks 'How Gay is Pakistan?' on ABC2

Culture

Picture Shows: Mawaan Rizwan in Pakistan

ABC2 is set to air a BBC produced documentary this Friday night that explores the lives of LGBT people living in Pakistan.

- Advertisement -

Pakistani-Briton Mawaan Rizwan heads back to South Asia to try and better understand why his Pakistani parents struggled with their son coming out as a gay man.

Homosexuality is illegal in Pakistan, garnering prison sentences or even death, yet the nation has a burgeoning gay scene which begs the question – why are LGBT rights not being addressed?

Riswan speaks to queer activists, transgender sex workers, straight-identifying men who enjoy sex with other men in a country where homosocial behaviour (such as men holding hands) is commonplace, yet queerness remains the greatest taboo.

Catch ‘How Gay is Pakistan?’ on ABC2 this Friday at 9:30pm.

Image:- ABC

Latest

News

Trans Day of Visibility event shifts date for a third time

0
Head down to the Northbidge Piazza on Sunday 12 April.
News

Health officials estimate one percent of Fiji’s population living with HIV

0
In January last year the World Health Organisation described it as an "escalating HIV epidemic".
News

Senegal’s President signs tough new laws against homosexuality

0
The new legislation double the prison time for people suspected of being homosexual.
Community

World’s largest trans flag unveiled in Brisbane

0
The Trans Day of Visibility display called for action against the Queensland government's ban on gender affirming healthcare practices.

Newsletter

Don't miss

News

Trans Day of Visibility event shifts date for a third time

0
Head down to the Northbidge Piazza on Sunday 12 April.
News

Health officials estimate one percent of Fiji’s population living with HIV

0
In January last year the World Health Organisation described it as an "escalating HIV epidemic".
News

Senegal’s President signs tough new laws against homosexuality

0
The new legislation double the prison time for people suspected of being homosexual.
Community

World’s largest trans flag unveiled in Brisbane

0
The Trans Day of Visibility display called for action against the Queensland government's ban on gender affirming healthcare practices.
News

Marcia Hines, Missy Higgins and the sound of a crosswalk preserved in national archive

0
Marcia Hines hit 'You' is being added to the national sound registry. See what else is being captured.

Trans Day of Visibility event shifts date for a third time

OUTinPerth -
Head down to the Northbidge Piazza on Sunday 12 April.
Read more

Health officials estimate one percent of Fiji’s population living with HIV

Graeme Watson -
In January last year the World Health Organisation described it as an "escalating HIV epidemic".
Read more

Senegal’s President signs tough new laws against homosexuality

OUTinPerth -
The new legislation double the prison time for people suspected of being homosexual.
Read more

About us

Most recent

Most popular

Subscribe

OUTinPerth is created on the land of the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Custodians of this country and its waters, and pay our respect to Elders past and present.

(c) 2023 Speirins Media Pty Ltd - All rights reserved. LGBTQIA+ News and Culture