DISINFO: Ukraine allows 14-year-olds to change their sex without parental consent
SUMMARY
The Ukrainian Rada registered a bill that allows 14-year-olds to change their sex without parental consent.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about Ukraine, attempting to paint the country as a failing, unstable state. Besides attacking Ukraine's legal reforms, which is one of several common disinformation strategies targeting Ukraine, it also attempts to paint the country as "morally degenerate" on LGBT issues, in line with one of the most common narratives used to attack Western values. The bill in question aims to improve the realization of rights for adolescents in the healthcare sector; it does not provide the rights to change sex. The main photo of the article, depicting children with LGBT flags is also deceptive. It was taken in Ireland in 2015 and has nothing to do with Ukraine. For similar cases attempting to undermine Ukraine's legal reforms, see here, here and here.