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Bad time to be a eunuch
Its hard times for eunuchs, these days. Not long ago, they used to earn their livelihood by singing and dancing at family functions like weddings and births, but things are not the same for them anymore, at least not in urban localities. As people are fast moving away from local customs and traditions and switching over to western culture, eunuchs are no more invited to such family functions. Musical groups and singers have replaced them. Hard pressed in such circumstances, they are found engaged in prostitution to keep them going.Eunuchs selling sex can be spotted at night on the citys busy roads and markets. The Mall, Liaquat Chowk, Chandni Chowk, 5th Road, 6th Road, Commercial Market, Shamsabad Chowk are a few places where one can find eunuchs standing on roadsides, selling sex. Mostly, youngsters happen to be their clients. It is also learnt that some people use their particular physical attributes and facial expressions to appear as eunuchs and thus, earn money. With the business going down, many eunuchs prefer begging on the streets. Some indulge in drug peddling, pick pocketing, mobile, purse and car snatching and kidnapping people for ransom etc. Goodi, a man who looks very feminine, said he was a father of two from Lahore and had disguised himself as a eunuch to earn a livelihood for his family. I beg and sell sex to make ends meet, he said. Shameela said he had changed his sex through surgery two years ago to earn money for his family. He said people by and large wanted to have sex with him. Posted by: Fred 2007-10-29 |
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