Current Version
| 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 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. |
| 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 |
Reports (1)
- Date is incorrect "since 2010"
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Revision History (3)
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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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| 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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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| 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 |