Transsexuals barred from driving in Russia under new laws

Transsexuality, fetishism and pathological gambling listed as mental disorders that make driving dangerous

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Russia has passed new laws making it illegal for anyone with a "sex disorder" to drive, meaning transsexual and transgender people will no longer be allowed to hold a licence.

The bill also lists fetishism, exhibitionism and voyeurism as "mental disorders" which will disbar people from driving. Compulsive theft and "pathological" gambling are also classed as prohibited medical disorders.

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