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LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — A Russian trans woman killed herself after losing her job because her boss feared being in violation of Putin’s ‘anti-trans/LGBT propaganda’ laws.

Dasha Shtern took her life a week after losing her job according to a report in Gay Star News.

Russian trans activist Masha Bast told GSN: “Vladimir Putin has created a system where there is no place for trans people, no place for people who are different. Dasha is a victim of Putin’s laws, and she is a victim of the indifference in Russian society.”

This outcome is by no means surprising. Research shows 55% of trans people who lose their jobs due to bias attempt suicide.

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Tip of the hat to Liz LaVenture.

More on Russia’s anti-trans/LGBT propaganda laws: https://lexiecannes.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/is-russian-president-vladimir-putin-transphobic/

More on Russian trans lawyer Masha Bast: https://lexiecannes.wordpress.com/2013/09/13/updated-trans-lawyer-in-russia-thumbs-nose-at-vladimir-putin/

Trans suicide stats: https://lexiecannes.wordpress.com/stats-on-transgender-discrimination-violence-and-suicide/

Trans woman, 22, kills herself after being sacked by Putin’s laws | Gay Star News.

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