June 26 2014

A Chelyabinsk court has ruled in favor of a transsexual who took the local civil registry office to court over its refusal to recognize his newly acquired gender, Rossiiskaya Gazeta reported Thursday.

The plaintiff was born a female, but underwent a sex-change operation in March to become a man.

Still, the office refused to formally reflect his new gender in the civil registry, insisting that he present "medical proof."

More: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/russian-court-orders-local-authorities-to-recognize-transsexuals-new-gender/502582.html