LAHORE: The lack of funds has led to the closure of the only transgender school in the city that was opened in Barkat Market at the end of 2022, shattering the intersex community’s dream of getting education.
The school’s closure has once again highlighted the government’s incompetence and raised concerns about its performance after making grandiose promises to the transgender community to guarantee equal rights.
It merits mentioning that Government Girls High School was established in Barkat Market to educate and teach skills to transpersons. Former provincial education minister Murad Raas inaugurated it.
In addition to providing them with schooling, the administration was required to provide the transpersons with pick-up and drop-off services and a monthly stipend.
However, the school administration still needs to run the school, and there have been no classes for the last month.
According to the education authority, transgender students were given a short course of three months, and new classes will start as soon as the funds are received.
