Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, previously holding the position from 1999 until 2008. He was also the Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012.
Russia advances bill banning trans people from legally and medically transitioning
Russian lawmakers have advanced a draft law that would ban transgender people from accessing gender-affirming surgeries. Medical workers would be prohibited from “performing medical interventions designed to change the sex of a person” under the law – though there would be an exemption for treating congenital anomalies in minors.
Trans people would also be blocked from changing their gender identity on official documents or from becoming foster or adoptive parents.
Marriages in which one person has “changed gender” would be annulled. The bill was unanimously approved by Russia’s lower house of parliament, the State Duma, in its second reading.
Its third and final reading has been scheduled for 14 July, according to the official Telegram channel of the State Duma. READ MORE: Russian LGBTQ+ museum closes after new law bans ‘gay propaganda’ It must then be approved by the upper house of parliament before being signed into law by President Vladimir Putin. “This is a logical continuation of the repressive policies of the Russian government, not only against LGBTQI people, but against human rights, freedom of speech, and democracy,” Nef Cellarious of Vykhod, an LGBTQ+ rights group, told Reuters. Russia’s ‘LGBT propaganda’ law now applies to all adults Last year, President Vladimir Putin signed a law expanding Russia’s ‘LGBT propaganda’ restrictions to all adults.
