Pakistan ’same-sex’ couple jailed

[kellyhound]

3V8.org

Pakistani court has jailed a married couple for three years for perjury after a dispute over the husband’s sex.

Last week the court ruled that the husband was, in fact, a woman, despite sex-change surgery and that the couple had lied about his sexual status.

It also said their marriage was un-Islamic because it was same-sex.


The case is believed the first of its kind in Pakistan. The couple said they would appeal against the sentence and have asked President Musharraf to help.

Shumail Raj, 31, had sex-change surgery to become a man and then married his cousin - who was aware of the condition but says she needed his help to avoid being forced into wedlock with someone else.

Earlier, the couple told the court that they had got married so that the wife could avoid an arranged marriage.

The bride’s father wants to annul the wedding on the grounds that it is against Islam for two women to marry.

But the couple argue that they married to protect the bride from being sold into marriage to pay off her uncle’s gambling debts.

Shahzina Tariq says they are not homosexuals and they married because they are in love.

The two were arrested a fortnight ago after the bride’s family complained about the gender of her husband.

They did a pretty good job on changing her into a man

[wally246]

Scary! Might have to start using that "Crocodile Dundee test" a little more often.

[Worrymon]

Originally Posted by wally246

Scary! Might have to start using that "Crocodile Dundee test" a little more often.

"It's okay, he's Australian"
"Ohh, I'll have to visit!"