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Russian president signs legislation outlawing gender-affirming procedures
The bill also annuls marriages in which one person has “changed gender” and bars tránsgender people from becoming foster or adoptive parents.
Gáy rights activists carry rainbow flags as they march during a May Day rally in St. Petersburg, Russia on May 1, 2013.AP file
By Associated Press
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July 24, 2023
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed new legislation Monday which marked the final step in outlawing gender-affirming procedures, a crippling blow to Russia’s already embattled LGBTQ community.
The bill, which was approved unanimously by both houses of parliament, bans any
as well as changing one’s gender in official documents and public records.medical interventions aimed at changing the sex of a person,
The only exception will be medical intervention to treat congenital anomalies.
It also annuls marriages in which one person has “changed gender” and bars tránsgender people from becoming foster or adoptive parents.
The ban is said to stem from the Kremlin’s crusade to protect what it views as the country’s “traditional values.” Lawmakers say the legislation is to safeguard Russia https://apnews.com/article/russia-lgbtq ... d0e2e90670 against
with some describing gender transitioning asWestern anti-family ideology,
Russia’s crackdown on LGBTQ people started a decade ago when Putin first proclaimed a focus onpure satanism.
supported by the Russian Orthodox Church.traditional family values,
In 2013, the Kremlin adopted legislation that banned any public endorsement of
among minors. In 2020, Putin pushed through constitutional reform that outlawed same-sex marriage, and last year signed a law banningnontraditional sexual relations
among adults as well.propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations
