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Shahzadi Rai is an Aurat March organizer and a Trans Rights Activist. Shahzadi comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the reality of the Trans Community in Pakistan away from the hate campaigns and propaganda that we see wherever else. On this deep dive podcast, we discuss Discrimination and Violence against the Khuwaja Sira Community, the Trans Bill, Elite Politics, Aurat March, Activism, HIV and the life story of Shahzadi Rai.  Shahzadi Rai is a Karachi based trans rights activist , HIV activist , Motivational speaker She has actively been working for over a decade for transgender, vulnerable groups including women , Sex workers and for transgender sex workers.  She also designed a community led gender based violence response and managed to get an organization registered called PECHRA, and continuing working to end violence and discrimination against Trans people.  She has doneNeuro-linguistic programming certified therapist. and in 2019 she appointed as a violence case manager and field supervisor at the organization GIA (Gender Interactive Alliance).  Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:01 Representation and Discrimination against the Khuwaja Sira Community 09:25 Dehumanization of the Khuwaja Sira Community 20:26 Spread of HIV  35:17 Media campaigns against the Khuwaja Sira Community  42:10 Gov’s Responsibility and Facing Abuse 50:03 The Trans Bill and Elite Politics 1:05:08 Jobs, Activism and the State 1:19:40 Social Media, Disinformation and Spreading hate 1:30:55 The Life Story of Shehzad Rai