Russian lawmakers have unanimously approved a new law banning gender-affirming and other medical care for transgender people. The measure will also annul marriages of trans people and prohibit them from becoming foster or adoptive parents. This is the latest attack on LGBTQIA Russians, who’ve faced an intensifying crackdown over the last decade under President Vladimir Putin. This is a Russian LGBTQIA rights advocate.

Nef Cellarius: “According to this research, 72% of trans people experience depression or attempted suicide. Seventy-two percent of Russian trans people. This statistic is huge. And I can predict this law will lead to increasing these numbers.”