Russian lawmakers in the lower house of parliament (Duma) on Friday, July 14, voted in favour of new legislation that would make gender reassignment illegal, further cementing an ultra-conservative, anti-Western drive in society.



The bill bans any “medical interventions aimed at changing the sex of a person,” as well as changing one’s gender in official documents and public records. The only exception will be medical intervention to treat congenital anomalies.



In its second reading on Thursday, July 13, clauses were added that annul marriages in which one person has “changed gender” and bar transgender people from becoming foster or adoptive parents.



The bill must be passed by the Federation Council, Russia’s Kremlin-controlled upper chamber that generally rubber-stamps legislation that the Duma has approved, before being signed into law by Russian President Vladimir Putin.



The Duma said the new legislation will have sweeping consequences for Russian transgender people: “Citizens who have already changed gender will be prohibited from adopting children, and their marriages will be annulled.”



"The State Duma banned gender reassignment in Russia. The relevant changes to the legislation, initiated by the Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin and deputies of all factions, were adopted in the final version unanimously," read a statement on the Duma's website.



"This decision will protect our citizens and our children," Volodin said in a separate statement on social media.



Since the start of its offensive in Ukraine, Russia has adopted a series of conservative measures, particularly against the LGBTQ community, aiming to clamp down on behavior authorities consider deviant and Western-influenced.



Russia's FSB security service announced earlier this week that it had arrested a transgender rights activist accused of "high treason" for supporting the Ukrainian military.



Putin's administration has repeatedly used attacks on transgender rights, as well as LGBTQ people in general, as a way of pushing the notion that the West has lost its moral compass.



Last year, the Russian parliament passed a so-called "gay propaganda" law that effectively made it illegal to refer to LGBTQ relationships in any kind of positive light.



Russia adopted its first legislation restricting LGBTQ rights in 2013, highlighting its hostility to the depiction of "nontraditional sexual relations" to minors. Similar laws have also been passed in EU member Hungary, as well as numerous US states.

This is a law that agrees with nature and morality, a step in the right direction.

Very good.

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Welcome development by Russia

Nice one, when you are she your are she, and once you are he then you are he.

America's involvement in the Ukraine war even when Ukraine is not a NATO member is because of only one thing...homosexuality! Zelensky has given them assurances that gay marriage will be legalized, that's also why America is also ready to protect Taiwan by all means from China. America is ready to spend everything and kill more Ukrainian civilians to let a man's anus be violated by depraved men. They are yet to tell the world the gold mine they found in men's anuses.

The west will sanction all of them Lol

Writergreat68:
It was by mistake I entered
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Then mistakenly go out.

Americans are just trying by all means to force their stupid culture on people. I was watching the news the other day, and some bunch of lunatics were matching with their lgbt bullshit flag, claiming pride walk.
Like wtf are you proud of? Proud of being a bitchass guy or some stupid ass lesbian?

Dahm what a shame.

abhosts:
In Russia, no one is free. Political Opposition is not free. Press is not free. So it be a pipe dream if the LG TV alphabet people expect any freedom there.

This is garbage talk!

No one is free in Russia and hundreds of Nigerians are living, schooling and working there? Same Russia that is extremely liberal and friendly towards immigrants, so long you're law abiding?

Some of you just sit in the confines of your stuffy apartments and vomit nonsense, just cause you want to be heard. Have you ever been to Russia before?

Mother Russian/Vladimir Putin pressing the necks of Joe Biden, King Charles, Rishi Sunak, Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz and the rest of Dem LGBTQ apologists worldwide

abhosts:
In Russia, no one is free. Political Opposition is not free. Press is not free. So it be a pipe dream if the LG TV alphabet people expect any freedom there.

so, it's america that there's press freedom in their major media abi. To you CNN, ABC are free. If you believe so, you understand nothing about politics 9f a world power, even average power.

See, freedom can be defined in several terms and perspective. To some LGBT that you're talking about is freedom too.

abhosts:
In Russia, no one is free. Political Opposition is not free. Press is not free. So it be a pipe dream if the LG TV alphabet people expect any freedom there.

Have you ever heard it in any america media that the land they're living is stolen, and tht they invaded 84 good countries.

Long live Vladimir Osazuwa Oghogho Odion Putin.


God bless Mother Russia.


Together, we can restore the dignity of man which is lost in the deceitful west,

GOD is with Russia

One of the many reasons I love Russia they’re still sensible. some universities in America are having 40% LGBT students in this year imagine the numbers in the next 20-30 years it’s going to be sickening Nigeria japa parents better bring back to kids to attend secondary school in Nigeria to learn the basics before the Westerners steal them with their devilish culture.