Current Version
| Region | Russia |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Jul 24, 2023 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Legal sex reassignment remains technically legal in Russia post-2023, but its legality is deliberately hidden behind restricted medical exceptions and judicial mechanisms rather than functioning as an explicit public right. Since 24 July 2023, under Federal Law No. 386-FZ amending Federal Law No. 323-FZ and Federal Law No. 143-FZ, the legal route is concealed within Article 52 Part 2 of Federal Law No. 323-FZ of 21 November 2011, which quietly preserves authorized surgical interventions and subsequent legal status updates via state medical commissions at federal healthcare institutions. Upon obtaining this commission certificate, the civil status registration authority (ZAGS) amends the birth record under Article 69 of Federal Law No. 143-FZ of 15 November 1997. In cases of administrative ZAGS refusals, the hidden legal path is activated through the court system under Article 307 and Article 264 Part 2 Item 10 of Civil Procedure Code No. 138-FZ of 14 November 2002, where judges independently evaluate medical documentation to protect personal non-property rights under Article 150 of Civil Code No. 51-FZ of 30 November 1994, while Article 4 of Civil Code No. 51-FZ protects the full legal validity of all civil status records updated prior to 24 July 2023 under the principle of non-retroactivity. |
| Sources | http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/document/0001202307240059 http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?docbody&nd=102152259 http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?docbody=&nd=102078828 http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?docbody=&nd=102078828 http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?docbody=&nd=102033239 |
| Federal Law | Yes |
Revision History (16)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Old Value New Value (Current) Value Legal, but requires surgery (REMOVED) Special Status Legal, but requires surgery Ambiguous Description Legal sex reassignment remains technically legal in Russia post-2023, but its legality is deliberately hidden behind restricted medical exceptions and judicial mechanisms rather than functioning as an explicit public right. Since 24 July 2023, under Federal Law No. 386-FZ amending Federal Law No. 323-FZ and Federal Law No. 143-FZ, the legal route is concealed within Article 52 Part 2 of Federal Law No. 323-FZ of 21 November 2011, which quietly preserves authorized surgical interventions and subsequent legal status updates via state medical commissions at federal healthcare institutions. Upon obtaining this commission certificate, the civil status registration authority (ZAGS) amends the birth record under Article 69 of Federal Law No. 143-FZ of 15 November 1997. In cases of administrative ZAGS refusals, the hidden legal path is activated through the court system under Article 307 and Article 264 Part 2 Item 10 of Civil Procedure Code No. 138-FZ of 14 November 2002, where judges independently evaluate medical documentation to protect personal non-property rights under Article 150 of Civil Code No. 51-FZ of 30 November 1994, while Article 4 of Civil Code No. 51-FZ protects the full legal validity of all civil status records updated prior to 24 July 2023 under the principle of non-retroactivity. | Legal sex reassignment remains technically legal in Russia post-2023, but its legality is deliberately hidden behind restricted medical exceptions and judicial mechanisms rather than functioning as an explicit public right. Since 24 July 2023, under Federal Law No. 386-FZ amending Federal Law No. 323-FZ and Federal Law No. 143-FZ, the legal route is concealed within Article 52 Part 2 of Federal Law No. 323-FZ of 21 November 2011, which quietly preserves authorized surgical interventions and subsequent legal status updates via state medical commissions at federal healthcare institutions. Upon obtaining this commission certificate, the civil status registration authority (ZAGS) amends the birth record under Article 69 of Federal Law No. 143-FZ of 15 November 1997. In cases of administrative ZAGS refusals, the hidden legal path is activated through the court system under Article 307 and Article 264 Part 2 Item 10 of Civil Procedure Code No. 138-FZ of 14 November 2002, where judges independently evaluate medical documentation to protect personal non-property rights under Article 150 of Civil Code No. 51-FZ of 30 November 1994, while Article 4 of Civil Code No. 51-FZ protects the full legal validity of all civil status records updated prior to 24 July 2023 under the principle of non-retroactivity. |
Show Difference | ||
edited by EqLawyer. The previous edit substituted exact statutory analysis with brief, secondary media reports. Mass media headlines are not a valid proxy for codified Russian federal law. The legal status of sex reassignment procedures and civil record updates is strictly defined by Federal Law No. 386-FZ, Article 52 Part 2 of Federal Law No. 323-FZ, and Federal Law No. 143-FZ. Re-instated complete statutory references, specific medical commission exceptions, and precise legal classifications over superficial media commentary.
Helpful?
0 | Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Description | In 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed legislation into law that prohibits transgender individuals from changing their legal gender. Despite this, legal gender change is still possible through a court. However, the procedure depends solely on the judge and is not regulated in any legal way. Since July 2023, there are known successful court cases. | Old Value New Value (Current) Value Legal, but requires surgery (REMOVED) Special Status Legal, but requires surgery Ambiguous Description Legal sex reassignment remains technically legal in Russia post-2023, but its legality is deliberately hidden behind restricted medical exceptions and judicial mechanisms rather than functioning as an explicit public right. Since 24 July 2023, under Federal Law No. 386-FZ amending Federal Law No. 323-FZ and Federal Law No. 143-FZ, the legal route is concealed within Article 52 Part 2 of Federal Law No. 323-FZ of 21 November 2011, which quietly preserves authorized surgical interventions and subsequent legal status updates via state medical commissions at federal healthcare institutions. Upon obtaining this commission certificate, the civil status registration authority (ZAGS) amends the birth record under Article 69 of Federal Law No. 143-FZ of 15 November 1997. In cases of administrative ZAGS refusals, the hidden legal path is activated through the court system under Article 307 and Article 264 Part 2 Item 10 of Civil Procedure Code No. 138-FZ of 14 November 2002, where judges independently evaluate medical documentation to protect personal non-property rights under Article 150 of Civil Code No. 51-FZ of 30 November 1994, while Article 4 of Civil Code No. 51-FZ protects the full legal validity of all civil status records updated prior to 24 July 2023 under the principle of non-retroactivity. |
Show Difference | ||
| Sources | https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/russian-president-signs-legislation-outlawing-gender-affirming-procedu-rcna96017 https://thenewtab.io/kak-v-rossii-zhivut-transgendernye-lyudi-kotorye-ne-uspeli-pomenyat-passport/ | http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/document/0001202307240059 http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?docbody&nd=102152259 http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?docbody=&nd=102078828 http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?docbody=&nd=102078828 http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?docbody=&nd=102033239 |
Show Difference | ||
edited by UnknownMiles. Reverting to revision #62786: entry appears ai generated
Helpful?
0 | Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Legal, but requires surgery | Ambiguous |
| Description | Legal sex reassignment remains technically legal in Russia post-2023, but its legality is deliberately hidden behind restricted medical exceptions and judicial mechanisms rather than functioning as an explicit public right. Since 24 July 2023, under Federal Law No. 386-FZ amending Federal Law No. 323-FZ and Federal Law No. 143-FZ, the legal route is concealed within Article 52 Part 2 of Federal Law No. 323-FZ of 21 November 2011, which quietly preserves authorized surgical interventions and subsequent legal status updates via state medical commissions at federal healthcare institutions. Upon obtaining this commission certificate, the civil status registration authority (ZAGS) amends the birth record under Article 69 of Federal Law No. 143-FZ of 15 November 1997. In cases of administrative ZAGS refusals, the hidden legal path is activated through the court system under Article 307 and Article 264 Part 2 Item 10 of Civil Procedure Code No. 138-FZ of 14 November 2002, where judges independently evaluate medical documentation to protect personal non-property rights under Article 150 of Civil Code No. 51-FZ of 30 November 1994, while Article 4 of Civil Code No. 51-FZ protects the full legal validity of all civil status records updated prior to 24 July 2023 under the principle of non-retroactivity. | In 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed legislation into law that prohibits transgender individuals from changing their legal gender. Despite this, legal gender change is still possible through a court. However, the procedure depends solely on the judge and is not regulated in any legal way. Since July 2023, there are known successful court cases. |
Show Difference | ||
| Sources | http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/document/0001202307240059 http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?docbody&nd=102152259 http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?docbody=&nd=102078828 http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?docbody=&nd=102078828 http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?docbody=&nd=102033239 | https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/russian-president-signs-legislation-outlawing-gender-affirming-procedu-rcna96017 https://thenewtab.io/kak-v-rossii-zhivut-transgendernye-lyudi-kotorye-ne-uspeli-pomenyat-passport/ |
Show Difference | ||
edited by EqLawyer. Added legal sources and clarified the legal sex reassignment procedure and mechanics in Russia.
Helpful?
-1 | Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Sources | https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/russian-president-signs-legislation-outlawing-gender-affirming-procedu-rcna96017 https://thenewtab.io/kak-v-rossii-zhivut-transgendernye-lyudi-kotorye-ne-uspeli-pomenyat-passport/ | http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/document/0001202307240059 http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?docbody&nd=102152259 http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?docbody=&nd=102078828 http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?docbody=&nd=102078828 http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?docbody=&nd=102033239 |
Show Difference | ||
edited by EqLawyer. http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/document/0001202307240059#:~:text=%D0%9E%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%20%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D1%85%20%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2.%20%D0%9E%D0%A4%D0%98%D0%A6%D0%98%D0%90%D0%9B%D0%AC%D0%9D%D0%9E%D0%95%20%D0%9E%D0%9F%D0%A3%D0%91%D0%9B%D0%98%D0%9A%D0%9E%D0%92%D0%90%D0%9D%D0%98%D0%95.%20%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D1%8F,%C2%B7%20%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%8F%D1%86%20%C2%B7%20%D0%9F%D0%9E%D0%98%D0%A1%D0%9A%20%C2%B7%20%D0%9A%D0%90%D0%9B%D0%95%D0%9D%D0%94%D0%90%D0%A0%D0%AC%20%D0%9E%D0%9F%D0%A3%D0%91%D0%9B%D0%98%D0%9A%D0%9E%D0%92%D0%90%D0%9D%D0%98%D0%AF.
Helpful?
0 | Old Value | New Value |
|---|
edited by EqLawyer. http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/document/0001202307240059#:~:text=%D0%9E%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%20%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D1%85%20%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2.%20%D0%9E%D0%A4%D0%98%D0%A6%D0%98%D0%90%D0%9B%D0%AC%D0%9D%D0%9E%D0%95%20%D0%9E%D0%9F%D0%A3%D0%91%D0%9B%D0%98%D0%9A%D0%9E%D0%92%D0%90%D0%9D%D0%98%D0%95.%20%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D1%8F,%C2%B7%20%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%8F%D1%86%20%C2%B7%20%D0%9F%D0%9E%D0%98%D0%A1%D0%9A%20%C2%B7%20%D0%9A%D0%90%D0%9B%D0%95%D0%9D%D0%94%D0%90%D0%A0%D0%AC%20%D0%9E%D0%9F%D0%A3%D0%91%D0%9B%D0%98%D0%9A%D0%9E%D0%92%D0%90%D0%9D%D0%98%D0%AF.
Helpful?
0 | Old Value | New Value |
|---|
edited by EqLawyer. http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/document/0001202307240059#:~:text=%D0%9E%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%20%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D1%85%20%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2.%20%D0%9E%D0%A4%D0%98%D0%A6%D0%98%D0%90%D0%9B%D0%AC%D0%9D%D0%9E%D0%95%20%D0%9E%D0%9F%D0%A3%D0%91%D0%9B%D0%98%D0%9A%D0%9E%D0%92%D0%90%D0%9D%D0%98%D0%95.%20%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D1%8F,%C2%B7%20%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%8F%D1%86%20%C2%B7%20%D0%9F%D0%9E%D0%98%D0%A1%D0%9A%20%C2%B7%20%D0%9A%D0%90%D0%9B%D0%95%D0%9D%D0%94%D0%90%D0%A0%D0%AC%20%D0%9E%D0%9F%D0%A3%D0%91%D0%9B%D0%98%D0%9A%D0%9E%D0%92%D0%90%D0%9D%D0%98%D0%AF.
Helpful?
0 | Old Value | New Value |
|---|
edited by EqLawyer. http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/document/0001202307240059#:~:text=%D0%9E%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5%20%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%20%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D1%85%20%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2.%20%D0%9E%D0%A4%D0%98%D0%A6%D0%98%D0%90%D0%9B%D0%AC%D0%9D%D0%9E%D0%95%20%D0%9E%D0%9F%D0%A3%D0%91%D0%9B%D0%98%D0%9A%D0%9E%D0%92%D0%90%D0%9D%D0%98%D0%95.%20%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D1%8F,%C2%B7%20%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%8F%D1%86%20%C2%B7%20%D0%9F%D0%9E%D0%98%D0%A1%D0%9A%20%C2%B7%20%D0%9A%D0%90%D0%9B%D0%95%D0%9D%D0%94%D0%90%D0%A0%D0%AC%20%D0%9E%D0%9F%D0%A3%D0%91%D0%9B%D0%98%D0%9A%D0%9E%D0%92%D0%90%D0%9D%D0%98%D0%AF.
Helpful?
0 | Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Description | In 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed legislation into law that prohibits transgender individuals from changing their legal gender. Despite this, legal gender change is still possible through a court. However, the procedure depends solely on the judge and is not regulated in any legal way. Since July 2023, there are known successful court cases. | Legal sex reassignment remains technically legal in Russia post-2023, but its legality is deliberately hidden behind restricted medical exceptions and judicial mechanisms rather than functioning as an explicit public right. Since 24 July 2023, under Federal Law No. 386-FZ amending Federal Law No. 323-FZ and Federal Law No. 143-FZ, the legal route is concealed within Article 52 Part 2 of Federal Law No. 323-FZ of 21 November 2011, which quietly preserves authorized surgical interventions and subsequent legal status updates via state medical commissions at federal healthcare institutions. Upon obtaining this commission certificate, the civil status registration authority (ZAGS) amends the birth record under Article 69 of Federal Law No. 143-FZ of 15 November 1997. In cases of administrative ZAGS refusals, the hidden legal path is activated through the court system under Article 307 and Article 264 Part 2 Item 10 of Civil Procedure Code No. 138-FZ of 14 November 2002, where judges independently evaluate medical documentation to protect personal non-property rights under Article 150 of Civil Code No. 51-FZ of 30 November 1994, while Article 4 of Civil Code No. 51-FZ protects the full legal validity of all civil status records updated prior to 24 July 2023 under the principle of non-retroactivity. |
Show Difference | ||
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | In 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed legislation into law that prohibits transgender individuals from changing their legal gender. Despite this, legal gender change is still possible through a court. However, the procedure depends solely on the judge and is not regulated in any legal way. Since July 2023, there are known cases of successful court cases. | In 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed legislation into law that prohibits transgender individuals from changing their legal gender. Despite this, legal gender change is still possible through a court. However, the procedure depends solely on the judge and is not regulated in any legal way. Since July 2023, there are known successful court cases. |
Show Difference | ||
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Illegal | Ambiguous |
| Description | In 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed legislation into law that prohibits transgender individuals from changing their legal gender. | In 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed legislation into law that prohibits transgender individuals from changing their legal gender. Despite this, legal gender change is still possible through a court. However, the procedure depends solely on the judge and is not regulated in any legal way. Since July 2023, there are known cases of successful court cases. |
Show Difference | ||
| Sources | https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/russian-president-signs-legislation-outlawing-gender-affirming-procedu-rcna96017 | https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/russian-president-signs-legislation-outlawing-gender-affirming-procedu-rcna96017 https://thenewtab.io/kak-v-rossii-zhivut-transgendernye-lyudi-kotorye-ne-uspeli-pomenyat-passport/ |
Show Difference | ||
edited by UnknownMiles. Fixing description.
Helpful?
0 | Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | In 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed legislation into law that prohibits transgender individuals from changing their legal gender. |
Show Difference | ||
| Sources | https://apnews.com/article/russia-lgbtq-transgender-procedures-banned-21b88f53b9a74a646400d63ce93bde6f | https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/russian-president-signs-legislation-outlawing-gender-affirming-procedu-rcna96017 |
Show Difference | ||
edited by UnknownMiles. setting as federal law
Helpful?
0 | Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Helpful?
0 | Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Show Difference | ||
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "this is wrong Russia love transvestites and very nice"
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Illegal |
| 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. |
Show Difference | ||
| 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/ |
Show Difference | ||
Reports (1)
- 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
Helpful?
0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Illegal | 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. |
Show Difference | ||
created by Samuel_NOT_Samuele
Helpful?
0 | Original entry | |
|---|---|
| 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"