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| Region | Russia |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | Jul 24, 2023 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The upper house of Russia’s parliament unanimously approved a bill outlawing gender-affirming care and legal gender change. It also annuls marriages in which one person has “changed gender” and bars transgender people from becoming foster or adoptive parents. |
| Sources | https://apnews.com/article/russia-lgbtq-transgender-procedures-banned-21b88f53b9a74a646400d63ce93bde6f |
| Federal Law | Yes |
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Revision History (5)
edited by Unknownmiles. setting as federal law
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| Federal Law | No | Yes |
edited by Unknownmiles. Changing link to a link where there is no paywall and fixing date the law went into effect
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| Start Date | Jul 19, 2023 | Jul 24, 2023 |
| Sources | www.pressenterprise.com/2023/07/19/the-upper-house-of-russian-parliament-approves-a-ban-on-gender-changes/ | https://apnews.com/article/russia-lgbtq-transgender-procedures-banned-21b88f53b9a74a646400d63ce93bde6f |
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- Status is not correct "this is wrong Russia love transvestites and very nice"
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Start Date | Jun 17, 2023 | Jul 19, 2023 |
| Description | A bill proposing to ban change of legal gender has passed the first round of voting in the Duma. | The upper house of Russia’s parliament unanimously approved a bill outlawing gender-affirming care and legal gender change. It also annuls marriages in which one person has “changed gender” and bars transgender people from becoming foster or adoptive parents. |
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| Sources | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russia-trans-bans-sex-change-operation-putin-7w7mmsg5t | www.pressenterprise.com/2023/07/19/the-upper-house-of-russian-parliament-approves-a-ban-on-gender-changes/ |
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- Status is not correct "Intersex people can change their gender:
https://www.consultant.ru/document/cons_doc_LAW_121895/902a58ee0b9a7017e3e5a77464c63deadaf6c5fc/"
edited by daikman. it is not YET illegal in Russia, the source has been misinterpretted in this entry
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| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | From now on changing your legal gender is illegal in Russia. | A bill proposing to ban change of legal gender has passed the first round of voting in the Duma. |
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created by Samuel_NOT_Samuele
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| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | Jun 17, 2023 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | From now on changing your legal gender is illegal in Russia. |
| Sources | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russia-trans-bans-sex-change-operation-putin-7w7mmsg5t |
Reports (8)
- Status is not correct "The law was only passed in the first reading; it requires three readings in the State Duma, the approval of the Federation Council and the president's signature for it to take effect.
https://sozd.duma.gov.ru/bill/369814-8"
- Status is not correct "The law forbidding gender change and gender-affirming care is currently being discussed in the Duma, but it hasn't been passed yet and it is not fully clear what form it will take if (or when) it is passed. As of right now, the 2018 revision is still actual."
- Status is not correct "Ambiguous
A bill to make gender change illegal was proposed, and it will probably pass."
- Status is not correct "The law isn't passed yet, but sent for being reworked."
- Newer law has been passed "I dont trust this site anymore "
- Status is not correct "The law is still being considered, but is likely to be passed. Amendments to the law during its consideration are also possible."
- Other "the law still hasn't been ratified (it requires a ratification from both chambers of the Parliament and then it is to be signed by putin, and it's still in the first chamber of the Parliament)"
- Status is not correct "Russia has not passed the law yet"