Russian court sides with transgender woman who sued employer
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A court in St. Petersburg has sided with a transgender woman who has sued her employer over discrimination.
The ruling marks the first time that a Russian court has recognized workplace discrimination against a transgender person.
The court on Tuesday ordered a printing company to hire back the woman, whom it fired after she changed her ID from male to female in 2017, and pay her damages.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Her lawyer Maks Olenichev said the woman has been reinstated at her job and awarded 10,000 rubles ($155) for emotional distress and 1.85 million rubles ($28,500) for lost income. Olenichev said the verdict "will give a confidence boost to transgender people to defend their rights in Russia."