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Pakistan's trans community shows love for 'Joyland' but worries about a backlash
Ali Junejo (left) and Alina Khan portray a married man and a transgender woman who kindle a romance in Pakistani director Saim Sadiq's award-winning film Joyland.Oscilloscope Laboratories The Pakistani movie Joyland has made headlines around the world for its ground-breaking depiction of a love story between a married cisgender man and a transgender woman in the city of Lahore.