Current Version
| Region | Russia |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
| Start Date | Feb 2, 2018 |
| End Date | Jul 24, 2023 |
| Description | The Ministry of Health Order No. 872n entered into force, officially establishing the "Form No. 087/u" (Certificate of Gender Change). This regulation transitioned the process from a judicial one back to a streamlined administrative procedure. A medical commission consisting of a psychiatrist, sexologist, and medical psychologist was authorized to issue this certificate based on a diagnosis of transsexualism (F64.0). Under this specific order, the law did not explicitly mandate surgical intervention or sterilization as a prerequisite for the legal change of documents, making the medical diagnosis the primary legal basis for the administrative act at the ZAGS. |
| Sources | https://outleadership.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/OL-CEO-Brief_Russia.pdf https://equal-eyes.org/database/2018/2/6/russia-ministry-of-health-approved-the-legal-gender-recognition-procedure |
| Federal Law | Yes |
Revision History (1)
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
| Federal Law | Yes |
| Start Date | Feb 2, 2018 |
| End Date | Jul 24, 2023 |
| Description | The Ministry of Health Order No. 872n entered into force, officially establishing the "Form No. 087/u" (Certificate of Gender Change). This regulation transitioned the process from a judicial one back to a streamlined administrative procedure. A medical commission consisting of a psychiatrist, sexologist, and medical psychologist was authorized to issue this certificate based on a diagnosis of transsexualism (F64.0). Under this specific order, the law did not explicitly mandate surgical intervention or sterilization as a prerequisite for the legal change of documents, making the medical diagnosis the primary legal basis for the administrative act at the ZAGS. |
| Sources | https://outleadership.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/OL-CEO-Brief_Russia.pdf https://equal-eyes.org/database/2018/2/6/russia-ministry-of-health-approved-the-legal-gender-recognition-procedure |