Russia

Putin Signs Law Banning Gender Reassignment

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law banning gender reassignment in all cases except when allowed for health reasons.
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The relevant document is published at the official legal information portal.
On July 19, the legislation was adopted by the Federation Council, the upper house of the Russian parliament, a week after the lower house adopted it at a plenary session in the third reading.
The norms will not apply to those who have changed their gender before the day the legislation goes into effect.
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