INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Transgender and non-binary people in Russia have faced rising harassment and physical abuse since the start of the war in Ukraine, activists
Tesfaye, co-founder of Queer Svit, an NGO that helps LGBT people and ethnic minorities from Ukraine, Belarus and Russia affected by the
support groups and NGOs have played a key role in helping trans people since the outbreak of war, providing legal advice as well as
transgender woman serving in the Russian army, Askatla, told independent media outlet Meduza earlier this month that once fellow soldiers
from military service, changing your documents to be legally identified as a woman is the most reliable way to avoid being called up,
according to advice provided by Trans*Coalition, an NGO supporting transgender and non-binary rights activists from the Caucasus, Central
($326).Queer Svit has provided money for dozens of Russians to undergo this process since mobilization
assistance from Queer Svit, told The Moscow Times
