A Moscow court has ordered a transgender woman, Katerina Maiyers, to pay 300,000 rubles ($3,170) for attempting to violate an order forbidding her to leave Russia over a case involving the possession of classified information. The ban was imposed before Maiyers changed her gender. Maiyers was previously a captain in the Federal Security Service in Siberia. The case details are unknown as the court materials were classified. Maiyers was detained at a Moscow airport in December while trying to leave for Mexico. Maiyers said at the time she faced humiliation over being a transgender person. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
