voter-approved referendum in July that made several constitutional reforms primarily designed to keep Russian President Vladimir Putin in power.
Putin has made his opposition to LGBTQ rights well known, on the grounds that acknowledging such rights threatens “traditional family values.”For transgender individuals, the law is especially complicated, as transgender people who have already transitioned and received new birth certificates recognizing their gender identity may have to return their vital documents and accept identification that only recognizes their assigned sex at birth, unless the changes are approved by a court beforehand.For married transgender people, the changes could be especially pernicious, as their marriage might be.
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