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Issa Fazli
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Issa Fazli (born 1968) is a Pakistani American paralegal and transgender male. Issa was born in Lahore, Pakistan to Anisa and Mian Fazli Mahmood. Family background Fazli’s father, Mian Fazli Mahmood, was a judge Fazli's maternal grandfather, was a successful lawyer and he ran the Civil and Military Gazette in Lahore, Pakistan. Fazli's grandmother was Begum Saeeda Nazir Ahmad. His great-grandfather, Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din, was a prominent lawyer and an author and he founded the Woking Muslim Mission in the United Kingdom. Fazli grew up in Lahore. of Illinois, 16th Congressional District in 1992. Fazli worked as a staff reporter in Lahore and later he was a contributing writer for The Nation, an English-language daily newspaper. Creative writing Fazli started writing poetry in school. He was in high school when his poetry was published. His poetry and prose were also published in the Rockford University Journal of the Arts in the 1990s. His book of poetry was published in 2004. He has written and directed plays. Due to his playwriting, he was interviewed on PTV. Gender change and conversion to Christianity Fazli's family knew he was transgender. They approached the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.<ref nameVillageVoice/><ref nameColorLines/> With the help of different organizations, Fazli was able to get out of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.<ref nameVillageVoice/><ref nameColorLines/> In 2005, he came back to the United States.<ref nameVillageVoice/><ref nameColorLines/> He now lives in the United States.<ref nameVillageVoice/><ref nameColorLines/><ref name=CollegeCandy/> 
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