Being LGBT might be the bomb...literally. In Pakistan at least.

The Middle East is known as a place you barely make it to the middle of your life. Majority of this is area is controlled by religion. I call it the Islamic state in a state. The depiction of their lifestyle is very hostile. It's almost like you could literally get killed just for sneezing. It's either that or if you sneeze someone takes it for a bomb, "Ahhboom". I don't think you'll have the chance to say excuse me because by that time they would of already excused themselves. Honestly all I know Pakistan for is cricket. Said Afraid is the captain for the Pakistan cricket team. What else do I know? I know that former cricketer Imran Khan is the President of Pakistan. A former cricketer as the president says a lot about their culture. For an islamic State I honestly thought they had everything under control. What Pakistan or any other middle eastern country wanted to exist would and what they did not want to exist would not. I mean Christians do exist in the Middle East but look at what happens when they try to make their existence too known. They are executed in the most gruesome ways possible. BEING LGBT IN THE ISLAMIC STATE OF PAKISTAN appealed to me just by the title. It drew me immediately to watch it. My immediate thought was, "Oh hell this can't be good".

What I was in for I honestly didn't expect. The gays and transgenders were introduced as the subjects of the documentary of course. I was surprised by these "women" They fitted the exact features features of an middle eastern woman. They barely had any male features. This was because they were doing medical treatment to transform into a woman. Funny thing is although the doctor spoke about the process of becoming a transgender in the documentary he preferred to remain anonymous. What does that say? I didn't disagree with the doctor's decision to remain anonymous. I would not of risk it. What if the doctor was gay too? There is plenty things I could have concluded to about the doctor. Another thing is that the documentary was made by VICE NEWS. When I saw that they were the creators I was like, "Oh VICE NEWS here you go again giving another misleading depiction of a community". Usually in VICE NEWS documentaries I'm accustomed seeing the presenter but guess what? The Voice of God was used as the presenter instead. The presenters at VICE NEWS were probably relieved when the heads decided to not have a presenter on screen. I mean his name was still displayed at the end of the documentary but I googled his name, he is alive and well.

It was amazing to see that they had existing LGBT groups within Pakistan. These groups actually had communication with other LGBT groups around the world. In the documentary the leader of a LGBT group in Pakistan was actually trying to get a lesbian safety out of Pakistan from overwhelming discrimination. The documentary closely rolled two transgenders. They distinctively highlighted what it was to be gay and transgender in Pakistan. What I learnt is that they exist in isolation and remain safe is a main priority to them. You don't say? They admitted to putting their families lives in jeopardy for harsh endings because of their lifestyles, Gays exist in Pakistan with a lot of social constraints. The gays and transgender described it as a war against society. Of course you had to get thoughts about the lifestyle from non believes of the lifestyle. Firstly they spoke to a religious leader. He said what I think most leaders of religion or any religious person may say, which was, NO to the lifestyle. He also mentioned some possible consequences to existing in the gay and transgender lifestyle. They then spoke to what I believe was mandatory, they spoke to a leader of a terrorist movement. This leader was confident that anyone who promotes the gay lifestyle didn't deserve to live. He even recalled how he murdered two men who caught having gay sex. He pushed them over a cliff. He was not remorseful in his speech. It was sad to see the hate that existed in Pakistan because I believe everyone has the rights to live.