she was in the film joyland. a story about gender and sexuality.eople like her. job seekers are or gender. love is something that can happen with anyone. it does not see gender. it's something that is in one soul. what is wrong with that? fighting and war is wrong. but if you fall in love with someone, there's nothing wrong with that. joyland tells a story of a patriarchalfamily in lahore, a wife whose sexual desires are not being met, and her husband, who falls in love with a transgender person while working as her back—up dancer attorney. it is that part of the story that sparked controversy. i saw the film here in pakistan at just one of a handful of theaters that was showing it now. but three key scenes were cut and a few bits and pieces here and there. so all in about four minutes. and although the edits were jarring, it did depict something that happens in everyday life in pakistan that you don't often see reflected on the big screen. transgender people have always been visible in this country. their existence has never been denied. but they