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Russia Strengthens Adoption Ban

Russia Strengthens Adoption Ban

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Newly signed legislation bars single people from marriage equality nations from adopting Russian children and reiterates the prohibition on adoptions by same-sex couples.

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Russia has reiterated its ban on adoptions of children from within its borders by same-sex couples and also prohibited adoptions by single people in countries that allow gay couples to marry.

Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev signed the measure into law Monday, and it was published on a government website today, reports Kremlin-backed news source RT.com. It went into effect yesterday.

"The document reads that adoption is allowed to adults of either sex with two exceptions: married same-sex couples from countries where gay marriage is legal and unmarried persons from such states," reports RT.com. It "comes as a technical amendment to the law passed in mid-2013 and offers detailed legal definitions of basic rules already included in the Russian Family Code," according to the site. The 2013 law barred foreign same-sex couples from adopting children.

Even before the ban on adoptions by singles was enacted, single foreigners who sought to adopt Russian children were usually turned down if perceived to be gay, with Russian officials fearing they might enter into a same-sex marriage in their home country, notes CNN. And over a year ago, Russia approved legislation preventing U.S. residents from adopting Russian children. The latest move affects prospective parents in the dozen or so countries around the world that offer legal marriage rights to same-sex couples.

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Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.
Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.