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| Region | Pakistan |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | Dec 13, 2023 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Pakistan allows trans people to self-identify and receive identity documents with their preferred name and gender under Chapter 2 of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2018. In 2023, the Lahore High Court upheld this act in "Nayyab Ali v. Federation of Pakistan," overturning the Shariat ruling. |
| Sources | https://translaw.clpr.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Transgender-Persons-Protection-of-Rights-Act-2018.pdf https://x.com/nayyabalipk/status/1734899888712831058?mx=2 |
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edited by Ratabzoo. Adding a primary source, removing redundant one. Editing description to highlight relevant chapter of law.
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| Description | Pakistan allows trans people to self-identify and receive identity documents with their preferred name and gender under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2018. In 2023, the Lahore High Court upheld this act in "Nayyab Ali v. Federation of Pakistan," overturning the Shariat ruling. | Pakistan allows trans people to self-identify and receive identity documents with their preferred name and gender under Chapter 2 of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2018. In 2023, the Lahore High Court upheld this act in "Nayyab Ali v. Federation of Pakistan," overturning the Shariat ruling. |
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| Sources | https://translaw.clpr.org.in/legislation/the-transgender-persons-protection-of-rights-act-2018-pakistan/#:~:text=The%20National%20Assembly%20of%20Pakistan,the%20welfare%20of%20the%20community. https://x.com/nayyabalipk/status/1734899888712831058?mx=2 | https://translaw.clpr.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Transgender-Persons-Protection-of-Rights-Act-2018.pdf https://x.com/nayyabalipk/status/1734899888712831058?mx=2 |
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edited by Ratabzoo. Replacing source with more reliable one, editing description for clarity
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| Description | Pakistan allows trans people to receive identity documents with their preferred name and gender under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2018. In late 2023, the Lahore High Court upheld this law in Nayyab Ali v. Federation of Pakistan. | Pakistan allows trans people to self-identify and receive identity documents with their preferred name and gender under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2018. In 2023, the Lahore High Court upheld this act in "Nayyab Ali v. Federation of Pakistan," overturning the Shariat ruling. |
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| Sources | https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/09/28/pakistan-resumes-issuing-id-cards-to-transgender-people/ Nayyab Ali - X.com https://twitter.com/nayyabalipk/status/1734899888712831058 | https://translaw.clpr.org.in/legislation/the-transgender-persons-protection-of-rights-act-2018-pakistan/#:~:text=The%20National%20Assembly%20of%20Pakistan,the%20welfare%20of%20the%20community. https://x.com/nayyabalipk/status/1734899888712831058?mx=2 |
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| Description | Pakistan allows trans people to receive identity documents with their preferred name under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2018. In late 2023, the Lahore High Court upheld this law in Nayyab Ali v. Federation of Pakistan. | Pakistan allows trans people to receive identity documents with their preferred name and gender under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2018. In late 2023, the Lahore High Court upheld this law in Nayyab Ali v. Federation of Pakistan. |
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- Date is incorrect "since 2010"
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| Description | Pakistan allows trans people to receive identity documents with their preferred name under the Transgender Perasons (Protection of Rights) Act 2018. In late 2023, the Lahore High Court upheld this law in Nayyab Ali v. Federation of Pakistan. | Pakistan allows trans people to receive identity documents with their preferred name under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act 2018. In late 2023, the Lahore High Court upheld this law in Nayyab Ali v. Federation of Pakistan. |
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| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | Dec 13, 2023 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Pakistan allows trans people to receive identity documents with their preferred name under the Transgender Perasons (Protection of Rights) Act 2018. In late 2023, the Lahore High Court upheld this law in Nayyab Ali v. Federation of Pakistan. |
| Sources | https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/09/28/pakistan-resumes-issuing-id-cards-to-transgender-people/ Nayyab Ali - X.com https://twitter.com/nayyabalipk/status/1734899888712831058 |