minimar@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoRussian parliament bans gender reassignment surgery for trans peoplewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10
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minus-squareDreamerOfImprobableDreams@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoTrue, but there are definitely places where it’s much better to be trans than others, and Russia’s near the bottom of the pack.
minus-squareThe Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoRussia is a tough place to be human
minus-squareelectrogamerman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoUnless you are a white straight russian man
minus-squarefeedum_sneedson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoI’m sure all the teenagers getting drafted to die in Ukraine agree!
minus-squareMeldrik@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoIt’s also tough being a Slavic Russian, but still worse to be of any other ethnic group in Russia I think.
minus-squareilfi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoNot really, there are no laws prohibiting any ethnicity to work in the government. Ethnic language and culture is allowed and supported in these ethnic regions.
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 years agoOh cool, so there’s no racism in Russia, then? /s
minus-squareMeldrik@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agohttps://www.aljazeera.com/amp/features/2022/10/25/russia-putin-is-using-ethnic-minorities-to-fight-in-ukraine
True, but there are definitely places where it’s much better to be trans than others, and Russia’s near the bottom of the pack.
Russia is a tough place to be human
Unless you are a white straight russian man
I’m sure all the teenagers getting drafted to die in Ukraine agree!
It’s also tough being a Slavic Russian, but still worse to be of any other ethnic group in Russia I think.
Not really, there are no laws prohibiting any ethnicity to work in the government. Ethnic language and culture is allowed and supported in these ethnic regions.
Oh cool, so there’s no racism in Russia, then? /s
https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/features/2022/10/25/russia-putin-is-using-ethnic-minorities-to-fight-in-ukraine