Russia: adopted children removed from gay fathers

For the first time, Russia has used its 2013 federal law (which prohibits "propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations") to separate a gay couple from their legally adopted 12 and 14 year old sons. Although same-sex couples are not allowed to adopt children in the country, single people are allowed to do so (which one of the fathers did in 2010).
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The fathers took their sons to a hospital in Moscow in June due to a suspected case of appendicitis. Doctors then alerted the Investigation Committee of Russia, and the committee later accused the adoption agency of "negligence" for allowing the children to be adopted by a gay man in 2010 (same-sex couples are not allowed to adopt children in Russia, but single people are) .

This month it got even worse: Commission authorities tried to search the apartment of the father and that of their immediate family. Authorities eventually kicked in the doors of the two men and one of their brothers.

Since their children were taken away, the couple has received legal help from two local LGBTQ organizations, Stimul and Coming Out. A Stimul spokesperson is concerned that the 2013 federal law will be used to cancel adoptions and separate even more same-sex families.
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