As Umsan pointed out through this news item appearing on the world edition of BBC News there are gay marriages taking place in Pakistan.
This link further talks about the happy experiences of a gay man in Pakistani society. This man is all hush hush with the extreme level of acceptance that he enjoys towards his attitude. He tells us that he is accepted by not only his friends but also his family. He thinks that it is easier for gay men to live in Pakistan. What this gay (and I have a hint who he is) forgets to tell his readers is his social class. By the looks of it he belongs to the upper 5% of the extremely rich society who by no means share social and cultural values anywhere near the rest of Pakistan. The bane of third world countries with distraught nations such as ours is that we don't have a culture of our own. The rich do what even a westerner would think twice before attempting. The middle class follow or atleast try to follow rich and the lower class don't either have time or they don't mostly matter.
I would not say that homosexuality is not something that is not seen commonly in Pakistan. Especially in the NWFP region and areas bordering Afghanistan it is acceptable and common. But there is a whole lot of this population that wouldn't normally accept this attitude.
Anyways who cares. Let people do whatever they want to.
This link further talks about the happy experiences of a gay man in Pakistani society. This man is all hush hush with the extreme level of acceptance that he enjoys towards his attitude. He tells us that he is accepted by not only his friends but also his family. He thinks that it is easier for gay men to live in Pakistan. What this gay (and I have a hint who he is) forgets to tell his readers is his social class. By the looks of it he belongs to the upper 5% of the extremely rich society who by no means share social and cultural values anywhere near the rest of Pakistan. The bane of third world countries with distraught nations such as ours is that we don't have a culture of our own. The rich do what even a westerner would think twice before attempting. The middle class follow or atleast try to follow rich and the lower class don't either have time or they don't mostly matter.
I would not say that homosexuality is not something that is not seen commonly in Pakistan. Especially in the NWFP region and areas bordering Afghanistan it is acceptable and common. But there is a whole lot of this population that wouldn't normally accept this attitude.
Anyways who cares. Let people do whatever they want to.
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