 Local authorities, in the Bogradskiy District, Russia, have removed seven children from their adoptive mother after she allowed one of her four year-old sons’ hair to grow long. The authorities interpreted this as her fostering the “wrong” gender identity in him, an absurd accusation arising in the context of state-sponsored homophobia, transphobia and gender stereotyping in Russia. [Read more] Source: 'RUSSIAN FEDERATION: MOTHER LOSES CUSTODY OVER KIDS FOR SON'S LONG HAIR: LYUBOV LITSEGEVICH AND HER 7 CHILDREN,' Amnesty International, 21 December 2017 |
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