Honey, a transgender woman and former tuberculosis patient who faced abuse at clinics, hosts TB screening camps in her Rawalpindi home to help more people get treated. Transgender people in Pakistan are at higher risk of tuberculosis but often face abuse when they seek treatment.
Honey, a transgender woman and former tuberculosis patient who faced abuse at clinics, hosts TB screening camps in her Rawalpindi home to help more people get treated.Honey, a transgender woman and former tuberculosis patient who faced abuse at clinics, hosts TB screening camps in her Rawalpindi home to help more people get treated.Often forced into sex work, trans people are at higher risk of tuberculosis but face abuse when they seek treatment.
Isolation from wider society can have profound impacts on their health. Many trans people struggle to find employment and are forced into sex work to make ends meet. That increases the risk of picking up HIV and other sexually transmitted infections . Her flat has a terrace overlooking one of Rawalpindi’s narrow streets, full of stalls selling everything from raw meat to household light fittings. Up a tight, dark staircase, it is a scrupulously clean and tidy home but crowded – she shares a couple of rooms with five friends who are preparing today to dance at a wedding as entertainers.
The people he works with are at high risk of many types of infection, he adds. “They are living in slums. eight people are living in the same room, so there is a high risk TB or any other issue.”, and other STIs such as syphilis, are a big issue; Usman points out the high rates of partner sharing, drug use and often a lack of precautions – trans sex workers can charge higher prices for sex without condoms.
“She used to call on people to come inside, but no one ,” says Rania. “She was spoken to from a window.”
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