Russia’s first trans politician announced her de-transition after authorities allegedly threatened to lock her up in a psychiatric ward. Yulia Alyoshina confirmed on social media in May that she “realized” she was a man and made the decision to revert back to her birth name, Roman Alyoshin, and sex, according to the Moscow Times, Radio Free Europe, and Reuters. “I went through old albums of my ancestors, prayed for them, and it helped the idea set in that I’m a guy,” Alyoshin wrote on the Telegram messenger app, the Times reported. “I’m a patriot of my country, that’s why I live in Russia. I a…
