With an outdated and overcomplicated legal gender recognition procedure, trans people who do not meet the full criteria live under constant threat of being outed. Without a personal ID that correctly represents their appearance and identity, transgender people become an easy target of discrimination, harassment, and violence. According to online surveys, the majority of trans men living in small towns or rural areas have been victims of correctional rape, the abuse occurring on an ongoing basis in many cases. Trans women often face violence due to misogyny, transphobia, and hatred towards sex workers. Sadly, the trans community itself rarely speaks out about experiences of discrimination because of the prevailing and internalised norm that being transgender is “wrong”, “unnatural”, or “sinful”, with these views being backed by the government, police, church, and the medical establishment. Trans persons face discrimination in all spheres: at home, school, in the workplace, in public places and on the street, in healthcare, and even in church.17 FOR THE RECORD 2016 | 51 After the Russian military interventions in Ukraine in 2014, trans people have faced an increase in violations of their human rights. It has been reported that many were unable to access medical services and hormone therapy, were denied humanitarian aid because their documents did not match their appearances, and those in conflict zones could not leave the territories due to regular ID checks. In Crimea, those who had valid documents were supposed to obtain Russian Federation passports, but again, many people chose to remain without documents, given that their personal documents did not reflect their gender expression. It has been also reported that some people from Crimea have changed their documents according to Russian law, but there are also cases of changing names and surnames when the gender marker remains unchanged. UKRAINE etc. There are known cases of people committing suicide after fulfilling the requirements of the committee and undergoing all surgeries.