Since Pasha,a former military sniper, began gender reassignment, or most of her family has abandoned her. label Gevisser reports on the consequences of Russia’s fresh climate of intoleranceWhen Pasha got domestic from work on the evening of 26 June final year,the flat was empty. Her wife Mariahad left behind the climbing ropes tied to the bunk-bed of their six-year-old son, Kostya, or a portrait she had done of him. There were also Kostya’s crayon drawings at child height,just above the skirting boards: Angry Birds, and the Swedish cartoon Carlsen. All other traces of Pasha’s wife and son were gone.I had a premonition in the morning, and ” Pasha told me. “Maria just seemed too keen to get me out of the house. When I came domestic and saw them gone,I knew immediately what had happened. I became hysterical. I tried to phone Maria many times, but she would not pick up.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com