Momina Iqbal breaks silence on being called transgender

• Journalists asked if she was a "woman," a question deeply disturbing to her.
• Despite her mother's unfazed response and friends' jokes.
• She expressed confidence in her own identity and expressed her desire to share her identity publicly.

Momina Iqbal, a talented actress and model, has become a household name thanks to her powerful performances and striking beauty. She carries herself with grace and consistently works on refining her character, focusing on both styling and behavior. She effortlessly portrays both positive and negative roles, and is currently shining in the dramas “Dastak” and “Do Kinaray”.

She recently found herself at the center of an unexpected and bizarre controversy that began online. A video surfaced with the misleading caption, “Momina Iqbal is a transgender,” and quickly went viral. The clip sparked a wave of speculation, turning into a disturbing trend on TikTok and other social media platforms where users began questioning her gender identity.

What started as baseless gossip spiraled into widespread online chatter, subjecting Momina to an unfair and invasive level of scrutiny. Here's how the controversy unfolded:

Momina appeared as a guest on a show and directly addressed the controversy. Although visibly uncomfortable discussing the matter, she felt the need to clarify the situation. She shared that she was completely unaware of the false narrative circulating online until she began receiving calls from journalists.

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To her shock, some journalists bluntly asked if she was a “woman,” a question that deeply disturbed her. Momina admitted that the first two days of the controversy were mentally devastating, severely affecting her well-being.

Momina shared that her mother remained unfazed and didn’t care about the rumors being spread. Her friends even joked about the fake controversy to lighten the mood. Despite their support, she still felt deeply shaken. She questioned, “How can you ask a woman if she is a woman? How is she supposed to prove it?” She added that if she were transgender, she would have proudly owned it. “I’m in a good place in my life. If I were transgender, I would tell the world and wouldn’t be ashamed of it,” she said confidently.

This is what she said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2867&v=SkmVq_SLJ8g&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Freviewit.pk%2F&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjY

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