Russia bans transgender people and other 'deviants' from driving

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Russia Bans Transgender People And Other 'Deviants' From Driving
By Dennis Lynch

MOSCOW: -- Russia has banned transsexuals, transgenders, fetishists, exhibitionists and others with “sex disorders,” arguably including gays and lesbians, from getting driver’s licenses in an effort, the government says, to cut traffic accidents. Those Russians were singled out along with people shorter than 150 cm (4-foot-11) and amputees.

The policy came down in a decree signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Dec. 29, just before the Russian government went on its New Year-Orthodox Christmas holiday. More specifically, the decree bans individuals with “gender identity disorders, disorders of sexual preference and psychological and behavioral disorders associated with sexual development and orientation,” according to Mashable .

Maria Bast, chairwoman of the Association of Russian Lawyers for Human Rights, called the legislation a “flagrant violation of human rights made by the government involving itself in the private lives of its citizens.”

Full story: http://www.ibtimes.com/russia-bans-transgender-people-other-deviants-driving-1778152

-- International Business Times 2015-01-09

[Tywais]

Speechless sums it up for me.

[Jingthing]

The Russkies are doubling down on the scapegoating.

Big problems there of their own creation.

Time to blame the west and their own that are perceived to be different.

[zydeco]

Still no effect on the psychologically disordered Putin in these regulations, eh.

[iReason]

Thailand will have a real revolt if the Military Government and the un-elected PM take a liking to that...

[Basil B]

Thailand will have a real revolt if the Military Government and the un-elected PM take a liking to that...

The roads would be very quite if the ban was to include family members too...

[jmccarty]

Cartoonists should have a field day with this one!

[Just1Voice]

So, if you're gay or lesbian, or transgender, and shorter than 150cm, better hope you have a good bicycle. lol

[borisloosebrain]

Is this for real ? Surely it must be joke !

[JoePai]

fetishists, exhibitionists and others with “sex disorders

Ah well, didn't want a Russian DL anyway ...

[oneday]

Everyday it seems Russia is taking one more step back into barbarism.

[Jingthing]

Everyday it seems Russia is taking one more step back into barbarism.

Yeah, while they have a right to do what they please as a sovereign nation, we have the right to diss them big time.

Je suis Charlie and all that jazz!

[Bocking]

Hold on ... is Putin taller than 4 feet 11" ?

[Jingthing]

Hold on ... is Putin taller than 4 feet 11" ?

No doubt but in his own mind he is a GIANT among Russian dictators.

[gigman]

well, in other hand less pollution ....

The realy care about own people health...

[Benmart]

There was another regime that excluded certain classes from various civil liberties, and which in turn invaded the Russian Motherland.

One can only watch this insane government march towards a historical calamity.

[cup-O-coffee]

"The decree does not explain why a transgender or transsexual person would be less capable of properly driving a vehicle."

I must confess; this is an odd one. He usually does not do something without a reason, and those who think he is crazy are sorely mistaken. I suspect there are deeper issues here, yet cannot fathom them. We'll see...

[GentlemanJim]

I think even if you like to wear lipstick and high heels at the weekend, you have to see the funny side of this. It really is hilarious that under the current monumental economic issues facing Russia, Medvedev would have the time to push this out on Dec 29th. It made me laugh anyway and I cannot see how they have any chance of implementing this ridiculous policy.

[neverdie]

Putin's misses must have some sick sexual fetish being with that creep, so she must be off the road too.

[Yann55]

Just when you think they've already taken every stupid possible racist action to tarnish the image of their country all over the civilized world, they come up with this.

Reality will always outmatch fiction.

[wirat69]

Sexual deviants in Russia?? Thought, from previous TV posts, that they were all on Phuket!

[Phra Ek]

I think it's a translation error and the real headline also explains the fall in Russian tourists visiting Pattaya .....

"Russians banned from driving (themselves) into transgender people by a deviant government"

[Yann55]

Everyday it seems Russia is taking one more step back into barbarism.

Yeah, while they have a right to do what they please as a sovereign nation, we have the right to diss them big time.

Je suis Charlie and all that jazz!

Well put, Jingthing !

Je suis Charlie and Je suis un transsexuel Russe !

[Gillyflower]

I can hardly believe what I read. But at the same time I have to have a laugh. I wonder if it took them long to come up with that list.

[Lupatria]

That may increase the number of ladyboys in Pattaya. Did the TAT already hop on that train? Wonder what slogan they will choose for that.

[rijit]

Is this a wind up ?

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[Jingthing]

Is this a wind up ?

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Nyet.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30735673

[Pattaya28]

Thankfully Thailand accepts these "deviants".

I wonder why.

[Sheryl]

An unnecessary and inappropriate post has been removed.

Being transgender is not a joke. These are real people who face enough discrimination already.

[Basil B]

A quick search on Google soon found a picture of Putin in a swimwear...

But apart from the copyright issue I am sure placing it on here would have the TV server hit by a DoS attack far worse than anything the North Koreans could engineer...