Transgender people in Russian society : Research 2016 - 2017

D. Yashenkova, V. Melnikov

This report was prepared by Transgender Legal Defense Project and is based on the results of the research they undertook in 2016-2017, during which they carried out a detailed analysis of the situation of transgender people in Russian society and documented numerous violations of their rights. Before the Ministry of Health Decree entered into force, trans people would routinely face abuse, violence and difficulties in the sphere of labor, healthcare and education as well as denial of various services requiring identification. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the extent and details of this issue as well as to identify other challenges faced by transgender people in Russian society, and finally, to suggest recommendations as to their solution. The monitoring research was mainly focused on incidents of conflict and discrimination that arose due to a discrepancy between the appearance and gender identity of the survivors on the one hand and their ID papers on the other.