New Russian law bans transsexuals, those with sexual fetishes from driving (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by Theresa , Saturday, January 10, 2015, 09:32

Russia has banned people with "gender identity disorders" from driving, which was first reported by BBC.

A new decree signed on Dec. 29 by Prime Minister Dimitry Medvedev delineates the conditions that disqualify people from driving, which implicitly includes people with "gender identity disorders" — a category which includes transgender and transsexual people.

For the most part, the conditions that disqualify people from driving listed in the decree are straightforward, including a long list of medical issues such as foot deformities.

But there is also an iffy section on "Mental and Behavioral disorders," which explicitly includes disorders such as schizophrenia, and implicitly bans people with "gender identity disorders" from driving.

The decree defines the "Mental and Behavioral disorders" issues by the "МКБ-10" — the World Health Organization's " ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioral Disorders .

Under that classification is "gender identity disorders" which includes the following:
•Transsexualism
•Dual-role transvestism
•Gender identity disorder of childhood
•Other gender identity disorders
As well as "disorders of sexual preference" which includes:
•Fetishism
•Exhibitionism
•Voyeurism
•Pedophilia
•Sadomasochism

and much more.

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