Just in case anyone is wondering why I am not going to the Eurocon in St. Petersburg this year, here’s a clue as to one reason. According to that BBC report, trans people are now banned from driving in Russia on the ground that, as sexual deviants, we are too mentally unstable to be allowed to drive.

I eagerly await the New Statesman article praising the Russian government’s modern and enlightened approach to mental health and public safety.

By the way, the Russian fans running the convention are lovely people, and I have bought a membership. I still hope that one day in the future it will be safe for me to visit their country.