Vladimir Putin signs law banning gender changes in Russia
by Associated Press in Moscow from World news | The Guardian on (#6D83M)
Legislation outlaws medical interventions aimed at changing the sex of a person' and altering gender details in public records
Vladimir Putin has signed legislation that bans people from officially or medically changing their gender, representing a further blow to Russia's embattled LGBTQ+ community.
The act, passed unanimously by both houses of parliament, bans any medical interventions aimed at changing the sex of a person", as well as banning changing a person's gender in official documents or public records. The only exception will be medical intervention to treat congenital anomalies.
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