Russia prohibits transgender medical procedures, gender changes on official documents, and adoptions by transgender individuals.
Russian President Vladimir Putin Signs New Restrictions on Transgender Individuals
Russian President Vladimir Putin has recently signed new restrictions into law that have sparked controversy and concern. These restrictions significantly clamp down on transgender individuals within the country.
The new federal law prohibits transgender surgeries, transgender hormone therapy, and the use of puberty blockers by transgender individuals, as stated by the Russian government.
“The only exception to this rule will be medical interventions related to the treatment of congenital physiological abnormalities (defects), as well as genetic and endocrine diseases caused by structural disorders of the reproductive tract in children,” Putin’s office said in a statement. “Such interventions will be allowed in accordance with decisions made by medical commissions of medical organizations within the jurisdiction of the Russian Healthcare Ministry.”
Furthermore, the new law also annuls any marriage if a spouse changes their gender. Additionally, those who change their gender are automatically excluded from having the right to be adoptive parents, and they cannot be appointed as guardians or trustees.
It is worth noting that President Putin, who is 70 years old, has been a staunch opponent of transgender ideology for quite some time. In fact, he even compared transgender individuals to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.
“It’s like the coronavirus pandemic,” Putin said at a news conference. “New strains appear, we can’t escape it. It’s necessary to find effective countermeasures.”
President Putin’s views on gender are clear. He firmly believes in the traditional approach, stating, “If someone thinks that women and men are the same thing, then be my guest. But there is common sense. I stick to the traditional approach that a woman is a woman, a man is a man, a mom is a mom, and a dad is a dad.”
One of the concerns that Putin has raised is the issue of male prisoners claiming to be transgender in order to be transferred to women’s prisons. He also expressed his reservations about male athletes who identify as transgender to compete against women in sports.
“A man declares himself a woman and competes in weightlifting, let’s say, or some other sport,” he said. “Women’s sport will cease to exist. There has to be some kind of common sense.”
These new restrictions have sparked a heated debate both within Russia and internationally, with advocates for transgender rights expressing their concerns about the impact on the transgender community.
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