Buzzfeed is needed for such a laughable story

A decree Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed on Dec. 29 could ban transgender people from driving cars, along with others diagnosed with a long list of “disorders of sexual preference.”

The provision is part of a broad document outlining the medical conditions that disqualify people from driving or impose limitations on their driving rights. The list of “contraindications” to operating a vehicle includes blindness and epilepsy. But it also references a set of “mental and behavioral disorders” as defined by the World Health Organization, which include “gender identity disorders” such as “transsexualism” and “dual-role transvestism.” The order also encompasses “disorders of sexual preference,” including “sadomasochism,” “paedophilia,” and “exhibitionism.”

This provision seems to be a small step in the Russian government’s ongoing campaign against LGBT people, which began with the adoption of the so-called “homosexual propaganda” ban in 2013. The new rule, which implements a law titled “On Road Safety,” relies on the World Health Organization’s most recent manual for classifying illnesses, formally known as the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, commonly called the ICD-10.

The decree states that the listed mental and behavioral disorders can preclude driving if they are “chronic and prolonged,” with “serious” or “frequently exacerbated” symptoms. It covers a wide range of conditions on the IDC-10’s list of mental and behavioral disorders, including dementia, schizophrenia and mood disorders, but excludes others such as eating disorders, certain sleep disorders and nymphomania.

The ICD-10 does not classify homosexuality as a “disorder of sexual preference,” however, though someone who wishes to change their sexual orientation or gender identity “because of associated psychological and behavioural disorders” can be diagnosed as having a condition called “egodystonic sexual orientation.” Russian authorities often enforce provisions in a way that is much broader than a strict interpretation would allow, however, and this is unlikely to matter if officials seek to use this rule to prevent gays, lesbians, and bisexuals from driving.

The Association of Russian Lawyers for Human Rights said the decree “demonstrates bias against certain individuals and groups of citizens, as well as significantly restricting the rights and freedoms of citizens as a whole.”

gg Russia

I know this is kind of fucked up, but for some reason I find that hilarious.

I chuckled, actually. But why would anyone want to go to/live in Russia anyway?

3. Sex changes don't alter your XX or XY chromosomes

Well yeah, it doesn't, but are you really go around with a blood testing kit (if those even exist that small for testing chromosomes) using it on people? I mean...unless the person is killed or commits a crime and has their DNA tested, you're never going to see those kinds of results.

Quote from: Mr Psychologist on January 09, 2015, 07:00:01 AM

Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on January 09, 2015, 06:46:05 AM

Oh Russia... What will they think of next?

Probably to ban women from driving too.
Then voting.
Then leaving the house unaccompanied.

In the interest of public safety, every nation should do the first.

I didn't want to make the same joke twice in a week, but it feels necessary.

It's amusing that to cut down on road accidents they ban the gays from driving rather than the womenfolk >____________>