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| Region | Pakistan |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | May 11, 2018 |
| End Date | May 18, 2023 |
| Description | Transgender people in Pakistan are allowed to self-identify gender legally under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act. |
| Sources | https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/05/pakistan-revocation-of-rights-of-transgender-and-gender-diverse-people-must-be-stopped/ |
Revision History (13)
Deleted by danlev. Invalid edit by banned user
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Revision by Ratabzoo. Clarifying where the right to transition comes from under Pakistani law.
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| Description | Transgender people in Pakistan are allowed to self-identify gender legally. | Transgender people in Pakistan are allowed to self-identify gender legally under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act. |
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Revision by 4anahiv. Fixing dates
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| End Date | (NONE) | May 18, 2023 |
| Sources | https://www.globalcitizen.org/de/content/pakistan-transgender-rights-bill-nonbinary/ | https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/05/pakistan-revocation-of-rights-of-transgender-and-gender-diverse-people-must-be-stopped/ |
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Revision by JuliaB. current law allows gender reassignment, but with certain restrictions
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| End Date | May 19, 2023 | (NONE) |
Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "On May 19, 2023, Pakistan’s Federal Shariat Court ruled that transgender people can no longer change their gender markers on official documents to match their gender identities (Source: https://outrightinternational.org/Pakistan-Trans-Ruling)"
- Newer law has been passed
Revision by 4anahiv. New law
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| End Date | (NONE) | May 19, 2023 |
Revision by chae
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| Value | Illegal | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2017 | May 11, 2018 |
| Description | Third gender recognized, but not legal to change gender. | Transgender people in Pakistan are allowed to self-identify gender legally. |
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| Sources | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ | https://www.globalcitizen.org/de/content/pakistan-transgender-rights-bill-nonbinary/ |
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Reports (1)
- Newer law has been passed "becuse we are muslims"
Revision by danlev
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Illegal |
| Description | Third gender recognized. | Third gender recognized, but not legal to change gender. |
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Reports (1)
- Newer law has been passed "http://www.na.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1526547582_234.pdf"
Revision by Ausyk
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| Description | Data not current. | Third gender recognized. |
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Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "Source cited is Nat Geo "The Legality of Gender Change" - source is incorrectly cited as saying Pakistan allows gender change / recognizes 3rd gender, but the source actually shows Pakistan does not allow gender change"
Revision by Ausyk
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal, no restrictions |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | Surgery not required. but it is legally preformed. Non binary option as well. but it is a very strict country. | Data not current. |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | Non binary option as well. | Surgery not required. but it is legally preformed. Non binary option as well. but it is a very strict country. |
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| Sources | No | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-identity-map-where-you-can-change-your-gender-on-legal-documents/ |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| Description | No | Non binary option as well. |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2010 | Jan 1, 2017 |
| Description | from BBC | No |
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| Sources | http://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-13192077 | No |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| Start Date | (NONE) | Jan 1, 2010 |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct