The American government on March 11 , implemented , a law that allows undocumented people who entered the nation from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and other surrounding countries before Dec. 31, 2014, to get quick- track citizenship.
Parliament in 2019 passed the Citizenship Amendment Act, which provides membership to , unauthorized people who are minorities— primarily because they are Hindu, Jain, Sikhs, Buddhist, Parsi and Christian — who face harassment in their countries of origin. This month, the law that became effective does not apply to LGBTQ people.
LGBTQ Pakistanis encounter discrimination based on gender identity, crime, crime, threats and hate speech, prejudice in accessing work and exposure to housing. Gays, in particular, face problems that include sexual harassment, violence and a greater chance of losing cover and jobs if sexual orientation is revealed.  ,
According to the Human Rights Watch , report , in 2022, Afghanistan’s female minority have faced grave risks to their health and life under the Taliban government. Prior to the Taliban’s invasion of Afghanistan, original President Ashraf Ghani passed a law criminalizing sexual same-sex sexual relationships.
According to the Taliban’s speech given to the Built, a German newspaper, before the fall of Kabul, the country’s capital, in 2021, queer people would be punished in two ways, either by murdering or by standing behind a wall that will fall on them.
A 2016 Human Rights Watch from 2016 records the deaths of several , LGBTQ , activists and improper arrests by authorities in Bangladesh.  ,
Bangladesh’s National Human Rights Commission in 2013 asked the government to safeguard the LGBTQ community from prejudice. The committee acknowledged officers physically and sexually abuse LGBTQ people, and make arbitrary detention based on an adult’s look.  ,
There are no reports of any Transgender Muslims coming from Pakistan, Afghanistan, or Bangladesh to India, despite the fact that India’s CAA does not fast-track citizenship for new immigrants but stones to the cut-off day of December 2014.  ,
The person may provide six different types of documents, according to the Indian Home Affairs Ministry, and explain the “date of access” in India.  ,
In an X article on March 11, Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated in an X article that” These guidelines will then help minorities persecuted on religious grounds in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan to become citizens of our country. ” With this notification PM ( Prime Minister ) Shri Narendra Modi has delivered on another commitment and realized the promise of the makers of our constitution to the Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians living in those countries”.
More than 1, 000 members of the LGBTQ community protested against the law in New Delhi, India’s capital, after Parliament passed it in 2019. Tejasvi Surya, an MP from Bengaluru and a member of the ruling party, claimed that those who are protesting the CAA, particularly LGBTQ people, want Pakistani Muslims to enter India.  ,
” Let me assure all of you, you’re seriously misplaced. There is no iota of freedom, idea, or recognition of LGBTQ rights in Pakistan, said Surya. Because we are not Pakistan, you are proud to pursue your LGBTQ rights, lead a dignified life here, and fight for a more dignified life in India. Therefore, there wo n’t be any issues with LGBTQ rights in India if all Pakistanis are allowed to enter the country.
The applicant can apply for citizenship in India through an online portal with listed documents that include birth certificates, tenancy records, identity papers and any license, school, or educational certificate issued by a government authority in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh. A reputable community organization must show an eligibility certificate that proves the applicant is a member of the Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, or Christian community and that they continue to be a member of it.  ,
Rani Patel, an activist, and founder of , Aarohan, a nonprofit organization that works with transgender Indians, said the LGBTQ community is always neglected.
” Every country has a set of rules and regulations”, said Patel. ” We cannot encroach on other’s area. We can take care of our LGBTQ community. We cannot say that we can accept your LGBTQ population. We have a huge population, and this is the government’s call”.
Guru Prasad Mohanty,  , an LGBTQ rights activist in Uttarakhand, told the Washington Blade that the Indian government has always excluded the LGBTQ community.  ,
I’m not surprised that the LGBTQ community in India has departed, according to Mohanty, because they have been overlooked in every way and form. ” I would have been happy, not only me but all the members of the community, if LGBTQ community has been included in this”.
Ankush Kumar is a reporter from Iran, India, and Singapore who has covered a lot of stories for the Washington and Los Angeles Blades. He most recently made a report for The Daily Beast. He can be reached at]email , protected]. He is on Twitter at @mohitkopinion.  ,
