Current Version
| Region | Russia |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Aug 26, 1991 |
| End Date | Nov 15, 1997 |
| Description | The USSR Ministry of Health approved the "Methodological Guidelines for the Change of Sex" (Metodicheskie rekomendatsii No. 10-91). This document formally established the diagnostic criteria for "transsexualism" and the procedure for medical transition. Despite the lack of a parliamentary statute during the transitional period, Civil Registry Offices (ZAGS) accepted medical certificates issued under these guidelines as a valid basis for rectifying civil status records, provided the applicant had completed the surgical reassignment process. |
| Sources | https://www.globalequality.org/component/content/article/1-in-the-news/186-the-facts-on-lgbt-rights-in-russia https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/sotsialno-pravovye-i-meditsinskie-aspekty-transseksualizma-gendernogo-nesootvetstviya |
| Federal Law | Yes |
Revision History (3)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Aug 26, 1991 |
| End Date | Nov 14, 1997 | Nov 15, 1997 |
| Description | Until 1997, it was not possible to change your legal gender in Russia. | The USSR Ministry of Health approved the "Methodological Guidelines for the Change of Sex" (Metodicheskie rekomendatsii No. 10-91). This document formally established the diagnostic criteria for "transsexualism" and the procedure for medical transition. Despite the lack of a parliamentary statute during the transitional period, Civil Registry Offices (ZAGS) accepted medical certificates issued under these guidelines as a valid basis for rectifying civil status records, provided the applicant had completed the surgical reassignment process. |
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| Sources | https://www.globalequality.org/component/content/article/1-in-the-news/186-the-facts-on-lgbt-rights-in-russia | https://www.globalequality.org/component/content/article/1-in-the-news/186-the-facts-on-lgbt-rights-in-russia https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/sotsialno-pravovye-i-meditsinskie-aspekty-transseksualizma-gendernogo-nesootvetstviya |
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edited by UnknownMiles. Fixing date and source
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0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | Apr 5, 1972 | Nov 14, 1997 |
| Description | Until 1972, it was not possible to change your legal gender in Russia. | Until 1997, it was not possible to change your legal gender in Russia. |
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| Sources | https://bigpicture.ru/ya-peredumala-istoriya-pervoj-operacii-po-smene-pola/ | https://www.globalequality.org/component/content/article/1-in-the-news/186-the-facts-on-lgbt-rights-in-russia |
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created by DaisyGeekyTrans
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0 | Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Illegal |
| Federal Law | Yes |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Apr 5, 1972 |
| Description | Until 1972, it was not possible to change your legal gender in Russia. |
| Sources | https://bigpicture.ru/ya-peredumala-istoriya-pervoj-operacii-po-smene-pola/ |