Bubbli Malik made history on Friday by becoming the first transgender woman to address the National Assembly. At her suggestion, Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervez Ashraf used gender-inclusive terminology to address parliamentarians.
At the National Assembly session yesterday, she suggested that instead of addressing the floor of the house by saying 'Khawateen-o-Hazrat' (ladies and gentlemen), the National Assembly speaker should say 'Hazreen-e-Mehfil' (people present at the gathering). This suggestion was accepted by Raja Pervez Ashraf, who henceforth used the more inclusive terminology.
https://twitter.com/_aishamughal/status/1558077757061480448
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Social media users have been full of praise for the positive step forward towards creating a more inclusive environment, as well as for the historic moment.
https://twitter.com/AradhiyaKhan4/status/1558378444966318081
https://twitter.com/nayyabalipk/status/1558100153311133697
https://twitter.com/ZobiaKhurshid/status/1558095302405816320
https://twitter.com/FreedomTalkNet/status/1558105699401474057
https://twitter.com/drsanayasir/status/1558124517058260992
https://twitter.com/betinomisogyny/status/1558345567696216064
https://twitter.com/arooojzahra/status/1558089862552641538
https://twitter.com/NidaUsmanCh/status/1558154716433059840
https://twitter.com/fatimasadozai/status/1558126107349630978
Some people suggested that the state should provide even more mechanisms to protect and promote transgender rights, while others questioned why such a historic moment had not made it to the mainstream media?
https://twitter.com/SardarMengal11/status/1558392672209063937
https://twitter.com/OmniscientXo/status/1558378286530568192
At the National Assembly session yesterday, she suggested that instead of addressing the floor of the house by saying 'Khawateen-o-Hazrat' (ladies and gentlemen), the National Assembly speaker should say 'Hazreen-e-Mehfil' (people present at the gathering). This suggestion was accepted by Raja Pervez Ashraf, who henceforth used the more inclusive terminology.
https://twitter.com/_aishamughal/status/1558077757061480448
https://twitter.com/_aishamughal/status/1558377453038567425
Social media users have been full of praise for the positive step forward towards creating a more inclusive environment, as well as for the historic moment.
https://twitter.com/AradhiyaKhan4/status/1558378444966318081
https://twitter.com/nayyabalipk/status/1558100153311133697
https://twitter.com/ZobiaKhurshid/status/1558095302405816320
https://twitter.com/FreedomTalkNet/status/1558105699401474057
https://twitter.com/drsanayasir/status/1558124517058260992
https://twitter.com/betinomisogyny/status/1558345567696216064
https://twitter.com/arooojzahra/status/1558089862552641538
https://twitter.com/NidaUsmanCh/status/1558154716433059840
https://twitter.com/fatimasadozai/status/1558126107349630978
Some people suggested that the state should provide even more mechanisms to protect and promote transgender rights, while others questioned why such a historic moment had not made it to the mainstream media?
https://twitter.com/SardarMengal11/status/1558392672209063937
https://twitter.com/OmniscientXo/status/1558378286530568192