Rules for the Andrei Dementyev All-Russian Poetry Prize ban entries from transgender individuals to preserve traditional Russian society, citing loyalty to the anti-LGBTQ+ Russian president.
The family of Andrey Dementyev, the late prize-winning Russian poet after whom the competition is named, experienced a culture shock due to the banning of transgender participation.
The competition's application includes a question about gender change, implementing the ban on trans people to align with 'religious ideas' about family and society.
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