Category: Duma (Russia)

  • No More Closed Doors for Russian Transgender People

    No More Closed Doors for Russian Transgender People

    Combined with the relentless transphobic rhetoric of Russian politicians and authorities, these developments suggest that Russia is an unsafe environment for transgender individuals. Those who choose to leave the country because of their identity should have the opportunity to find refuge in foreign nations where their lives and health will not be endangered. Rating: Transsupportive,…

  • Russia’s Law Targeting Transgender People Sows Fear for L.G.B.T. Russians

    Russia’s Law Targeting Transgender People Sows Fear for L.G.B.T. Russians

    Rating: Trans supportive neutral phobic, New York Times, August 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Russia’s Law Targeting Transgender People Sows Fear for L.G.B.T. Russians A new law underscores how Vladimir V. Putin is increasingly using the war in Ukraine as justification for greater restrictions on L.G.B.T.Q. life, portraying it as a consequence…

  • Vladimir Putin signs Russia law banning trans healthcare and adoptions, and annulling marriages

    Vladimir Putin signs Russia law banning trans healthcare and adoptions, and annulling marriages

    Vladimir Putin has signed extreme legislation which bans all forms of gender-affirming care in Russia, as well as removing marriage and adoption rights for trans people.  Rating: Transsupportive, PinkNews, July 25, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Vladimir Putin signs Russia law banning trans healthcare and adoptions, and annulling marriages Vladimir Putin signs law…

  • Transgender and gender diverse rights in Russia deteriorating rapidly

    Transgender and gender diverse rights in Russia deteriorating rapidly

    Rating: Transsupportive, Washington Blade, July 18, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Transgender and gender diverse rights in Russia deteriorating rapidly Lawmakers on Tuesday expected to give final approval to gender transition ban bill Published 2 months ago  on July 18, 2023 By Brody Levesque Russian President Vladimir Putin signs legislation this past Spring. (Photo courtesy…

  • Duma (Russia): Gender Villain

    Duma (Russia): Gender Villain

    On June 14, 2023, all 365 members of the Russian Duma (lower house of Parliament) present unanimously initially voted to ban legal recognition of and surgeries for transgender people.

  • Russian Lawmakers Vote to Ban Gender Reassignment

    Russian Lawmakers Vote to Ban Gender Reassignment

    Russian lawmakers voted on Wednesday to ban legal or surgical sex changes, the latest in a series of conservative proposals put forward since Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine last year.  Rating: Transneutral, Moscow Times, June 14, 2023 (PDF archive)

  • В гендерном переходе заподозрили уклонение

    В гендерном переходе заподозрили уклонение

    Translation: Gender transitions suspected in evasions В ближайшее время в Госдуму будут внесены поправки, запрещающие официальную смену пола без проведения хирургической операции. Об этом “Ъ” рассказала глава думского комитета по вопросам семьи, женщин и детей Нина Останина. Ранее с такой инициативой выступил Минюст. Источник “Ъ” в Думе поясняет, что внимание законодателей привлекли участившиеся случаи, когда…