Hidden Voices: Russia

“The main advice to transgender people in Russia is to not lose hope! “

In this episode we speak with Konstantin a transgender man, a people rights activist in Russia and website designer. Konstantin is talking about his life in a village, how unsafe situations forced him, like many other people in Russia to move from the place where he was living to a safer city. He tells us about his activism and all the issues that sexual and gender minority people are facing in Russia. Read below to hear more about him:

‘When I was young there was no information about transgender people. Now there is a lot of information about this topic that I found on the internet. I am grateful for my sister’s support. It is really important for trans people to understand who they are, to have more information about being a transgender person and to find some support too. This is really important for me. That is what I focus on with my activism…

Now unfortunately our legislation is developing in the direction of restricting everything that can be restricted. I think Pride in Russia is my dream!’