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Rani, a member of the transgender community, smiles as she prepares for Shakeela's party in Peshawar, Pakistan January 22, 2017. At a party in Peshawar, the guests' saris twirled as they danced to the music and fed each other pieces of cake, but armed police guarding the door indicated this was no normal carefree birthday gathering. The revellers were transgender, people who run the risk of violence in conservative Muslim Pakistan where they often work as dancers at weddings and other parties but are rarely allowed to hold their own celebrations. (Photo by Caren Firouz/Reuters)
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