I have very limited knowledge about them. But surely they are most oppressed discriminated group of people in our society.
There is a drama going on air on ARY , ‘moorat’. Actually not seen any episodes just watched promos.
I have a few questions if someone knows answers..
What is their legal and social status in west. Do they have special forum
are they discriminated ?
Their marriages takes place or not ?
are you referring to hermaphrodites, aka hijras?
one of my profs in my uni was transsexual. he was married and had children, then decided to become a woman when he was around 50. unfortunately he still looks like a man dressed like a woman, very similar to mrs. doubtfire, and his way of dressing doesn't help either because not many over 60 year olds dress and act the way he does. oprah had a few transgendered people on her show and a few of them were professionals and some of the "women" were very feminine looking.
seeing as how open our society is in the west, i don't think they are discriminated against as much as they might have been prior to the gay-rights activities. they are able to get married.
May be transsexual is not the proper word
I dont know what is the exact/proper word in english...
I am talking about those 'people who can not reproduce'.
People who are born with this deficiency are not treated any differently ?
it should be treated like any other physical disability
there was a issue in my town, they are forced by law to maintain their name and sex they were born with, thus preventing them from "same" couple marrage pre op and hetro marrage after.
Even simple things like which toilets they should use is a major hassel.
I think u are referrnig to hijrai< the people who are sexless ( i think)
I think it is very sad, however so far as I witnessed in Pakistan, there was a certain degree of tolerance there that is not usually extended to disadvantaged poeples
Isn't that the same as a eunuch?
^ they are part of the group but some of them have more male features and some have more female features.
Hijras are in subcontinent mostly. Where they mostly can not live a respectable life. What is the situation in other countries.
Do they have to disclose their sexual identity ?
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I am talking about those 'people who can not reproduce'.
People who are born with this deficiency are not treated any differently ?
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are you talking about those with fertility problems?
In a person with male features, It is easy to identify… In female features. I dont know 
Q. A person who has changed his/her gender after operation, can he/she reproduce ?
This is a real good question..im gonna ask a friend who pretty much as close to an islamic scholar as you can get.
Code Red: No they cannot reproduce if they change their gender with an operation.
Still not certain if this thread is about hermaphrodites (born with both sexes) or about those who change from one sex to another (trans-sexuals).
Transsexuals come in two types - those who are pre-op (have the homone shots but not the operation so their front is the same as a woman and lower they are still man) and those who have had the operation (changed completely from man to woman). There are very very few cases of women becoming men, mostly men becoming women.
There are also crossdressers that can be gay or not, that dress like the opposite sex, but keep their own sex.
Each has different problems in the west.
Which were you asking about?
wait im confused...is it physcially possible to have both male and female reproductive organs?
yes, it is, but it is rare. They are called hermaphrodites. Most can be mostly one sex or another, but have both.
Interesting …
I was wondering why someone wants to change his gender. 
apparently they feel trapped in their bodies, i.e. a man feels that he is a woman inside a man's body or a woman feels she is a man in a woman's body.
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Most can be mostly one sex or another, but have both.
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how can u be of one sex or another but still have both? Doesn't having both make you a part of both sexes?
"how can u be of one sex or another but still have both? Doesn't having both make you a part of both sexes?"
Technically, you're right, but sometimes one or the other is more developed than the other and usually the parents decide whether they will raise a boy or girl usually after consultation with a doctor or an authority they feel comfortable with.