The new "Miss Finland" may be a 25-year-old transgender

Rimi Riutta. Cover © Instagram / rimiriutta

The new winner of the Miss Finland beauty pageant could be a transgender. Rimi Riutta, 25, a biological man from Tampere, who started hormone therapy six years ago, put forward his candidacy for the championship. This is the first time this has happened in the 90 years of the competition's existence, writes dailystar.co.uk.

Rimi Riutta. Photo © Instagram

Rimi Riutta himself said that by his example he wants to pave the way for other "non-standard" personalities.

“I wanted to take the risk of being the first because we still need the first to serve as an example for others,” said Riutta.

By the way, if earlier Finnish citizens had to get a psychiatrist’s opinion to undergo hormone therapy, then from February 2023 anyone can start taking drugs. In Germany, "militant" transgenders attacked the minister's house In Germany, "militant" transgenders attacked the minister's house.

Moreover, even before the adoption of the relevant law, the country's authorities in every possible way showed their commitment to Western values. So, at the end of January , 59-year-old Minna-Maaria Antikainen, a former man, performed at the opening ceremony of the European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo. His number ended with an enchanting fall onto the ice, from which he could not rise without assistance..