Kremlin’s anti-trans law leaves many Russians asking, ‘Who’s next?’
by Fred Weir
Aug 04, 2023
4 minutes
Russia’s transgender community is not large. Just under 3,000 people have officially changed their gender in an often lengthy and expensive procedure, overseen by a commission of medical and psychological experts.
But all those people’s lives have been cast into turmoil after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a new law essentially banning transgender people in late July. They, and probably many more living in the shadows, will now be thrown into legal limbo, deprived of health care and official status.
The new law bans any kind of gender-affirmation surgery or hormone treatment and closes all previous avenues for a person to change their
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