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May 23, 2007
Quickie Link: Pak Lesbian Couple Look at Musharraf for Help
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By vanrozenheim
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(Islamabad, Pakistan) - Facing an almost certain separation and a possible prison term, Pakistan's first known lesbian couple has threatened to commit suicide and appealed to President Pervez Musharraf as well as the international community for help. Shumail Raj, 31, who underwent a sex change operation 16 years ago, and 26-year-old Shahzina Tariq, were sent to separate jails on Tuesday by the Lahore High Court which termed their marriage as an "unnatural act" not allowed by Islam or Pakistani law after a medical examination showed that Shumail was a woman. The couple wept throughout their journey in a police van and discussed the possibility of killing themselves if they were separated, a report in the Daily Times .
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