The bill, which was approved unanimously by both houses of parliament, bans any \u201cmedical interventions aimed at changing the sex of a person,\u201d as well as changing one\u2019s gender in official documents and public records. The only exception will be medical intervention to treat congenital anomalies.<\/p>\n
It also annuls marriages in which one person has \u201cchanged gender\u201d and bars transgender people from becoming foster or adoptive parents.<\/p>\n
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The ban is said to stem from the Kremlin\u2019s crusade to protect what it views as the country\u2019s \u201ctraditional values.\u201d Lawmakers say the legislation is to safeguard Russia against \u201cWestern anti-family ideology,\u201d with some describing gender transitioning as \u201cpure satanism.\u201d<\/p>\n
Russia\u2019s crackdown on LGBTQ+ people started a decade ago when Putin first proclaimed a focus on \u201ctraditional family values,\u201d supported by the Russian Orthodox Church.<\/p>\n
In 2013, the Kremlin adopted legislation that banned any public endorsement of \u201cnontraditional sexual relations\u201d among minors.<\/p>\n
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