»» In March 2016, the organisation was made aware of a case that happened in October 2015. J., a 17 year-old trans woman who had previously dropped out of school to avoid further bullying, became a target of online transphobic bullying. Her former school teacher had come across her pictures in the VK.com social network where J. was wearing makeup. This teacher initiated an online group discussion of a transphobic nature with several of her students, J.’s former classmates where she discussed J.’s looks. One of the students, who was part of the discussion, felt uncomfortable with the discussion and sent J. screenshots of the conversation. J.’s parent decided to submit an official complaint to the school’s administration in March 2016. It is unknown whether the case has been resolved. »» In October, S., a 28-year-old trans man, had an online conversation with a hairdresser who intentionally kept misgendering him even though she was aware of his gender identity. When he told her he was upset by her actions, she said it was “unmanly” to complain and that he should have played the “unfeminine” role till the end. Otherwise, he was “passing” as a woman, including his situation of being unemployed. »» In November 2016, a cisgender GENDERDOC-M volunteer telephoned a shop in Chișinău, which was seeking a female-only shop assistant. Intending to find out how trans-inclusive the employment policies of this shop would be, he stated that he was a trans woman. The employer asked if he was a representative of a “sexual minority”. Insisting that their shop was “normal and traditional”, the employer added that the individual (in their perceived role as a trans woman) had made a mistake in looking for a job with them because she would look “a bit absurd” in their shop. Also in 2016, GENDERDOC-M registered 7 homophobic hate crimes, 10 homophobic incidents, and 3 transphobic hate crime incidents. »» The 17-year-old trans woman, J., was subjected to two attacks based on her gender identity and expression on a street near her home. Both times she managed to escape from her perpetrators. Both times, complaints were submitted to police with no result. On another