Pakistani Muslim clerics approve transgender people’s right to marry, call them ‘one of Allah’s creations’

Muslim clerics in Pakistan are usually known for issuing stern, conservative pronouncements on gender-related issues, mostly limiting the rights of women. But in a surprising twist, a large group of clerics there has just issued a fatwa, or religious edict, affirming the rights of transgender people to marry. The ruling, issued Sunday by 50 Islamic […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/06/28/pakistani-muslim-clerics-approve-transgender-peoples-right-to-marry-call-them-gods-children-too/