A group of Russian politicians has introduced a bill which will undermine trans rights, further ban same-sex marriage and could split up families.
The Association of Russian Lawyers for Human Rights has warned it will ‘destroy families, careers, and people’s lives’. The full provisions of the bill are not yet clear.
However it will tighten the ban on same-sex marriage and adoption. Indeed it will even ban opposite sex marriages for trans people.
Citizens will have to prove they are the same gender as at birth before marrying. Moreover, the human rights lawyers say it will stop trans people from updating their birth certificate and other documents to reflect their true gender.