Current Version
| Region | Russia |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Nov 15, 1997 |
| End Date | Jul 24, 2023 |
| Description | Transgender people are able to change their gender on identification documents after being issued a document from a health institution confirming the surgical requirements. |
| Sources | http://www.globalequality.org/newsroom/latest-news/1-in-the-news/186-the-facts-on-lgbt-rights-in-russia |
| Federal Law | Yes |
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Revision History (3)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018 | Jul 24, 2023 |
| Federal Law | No | Yes |
Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "It's still legal (after the special commissions) and doesn't require surgery. But there is still no an option of non-binary gender mark in documents."
- Newer law has been passed "Since 2018 you can change your legal gender without any surgery
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Russia
https://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/MapB_TGEU2018_Online.pdf"
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Nov 15, 1997 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Transgender people are able to change their gender on identification documents after being issued a document from a health institution confirming the surgical requirements. |
| Sources | http://www.globalequality.org/newsroom/latest-news/1-in-the-news/186-the-facts-on-lgbt-rights-in-russia |
Reports (7)
- Status is not correct "https://tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/MapB_TGEU2018_Online.pdf"
- Newer law has been passed "Legal, surgery not required from 2018"
- Status is not correct "Gender reassignment surgery is permitted after a medical check, but not required."
- Newer law has been passed
- Status is not correct "There is a special document, which is called “??????? 0/87?», which allows people change their passport sec without any surgeries. The document has been made in 2017 and has been working since 2018."
- Status is not correct "This was abolished several years ago, now you need only a certificate. "
- Status is not correct "Can change gender after transsexual diagnosis by psychiatrist"