Georgia Enacts Anti-LGBTQ Bill into Law
The speaker of Georgia’s parliament signed into law a bill similar to Russian legislation that restricts the rights of LGBTQ people, despite warnings from the EU.
This action followed a refusal by Georgia’s pro-Western president, Salome Zurabishvili, to sign the bill, highlighting her conflict with the ruling Georgian Dream party.
The legislation mirrors Moscow’s “gay propaganda” law, banning gender reassignment and nullifying same-sex marriages conducted abroad or within Georgia.
“In conformity with the constitution, I signed today the law ‘on family values and the protection of minors’, which Salome Zurabishvili didn’t sign,” speaker Shalva Papuashvili said on Facebook.
The ruling Georgian Dream party pushed the bill through parliament last month, during a vote boycotted by the opposition, intensifying tensions ahead of the crucial parliamentary elections on October 26.
Papuashvili stated that the measure “is based on common sense, historical experience, and centuries-old Christian, Georgian, and European values, rather than on changeable ideas and ideologies.”
He claimed that the “law protects the rights of all citizens”.
However, rights groups and Western countries have condemned the law as discriminatory, warning that it creates a dangerous environment for LGBTQ individuals.
Last month, a prominent Georgian transgender woman was stabbed to death, an attack that coincided with the push for the legislation.
The bill also follows Tbilisi’s recent adoption of an anti-NGO “foreign influence law,” which sparked weeks of mass anti-government protests and Western criticism.
Critics accuse the ruling Georgian Dream party of aligning more closely with the Kremlin, jeopardizing Georgia’s bid for EU membership.
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