Georgian parliament speaker signs anti-LGBTQ law after president refuses to sign it
- The Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, signed a bill that restricts LGBTQ+ rights, despite opposition from President Salome Zourabichvili.
- The law, backed by the ruling Georgian Dream party, bans same-sex marriage, gender transitions, and public displays of LGBTQ+ pride.
- Papuashvili argues the legislation is rooted in “common sense” and traditional values, asserting its importance for Georgia’s Orthodox Christian community.
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Georgian parliament approves anti-LGBTQ+ law despite president’s refusal to sign
Georgian parliamentary speaker, Shalva Papuashvili, has signed an anti-LGBTQ+ bill into law after the country’s president refused to do so. The Russian-style legislation includes bans on same-sex marriage, gender-affirming care and depictions of LGBTQ+ identities in media, while also providing a legal basis for authorities to outlaw Pride events and displays of the rainbow flag.….
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Georgia's parliament speaker signs anti-LGBTQ+ bill into law
The speaker of Georgia’s parliament has signed an anti-LGBTQ+ bill into law after president Salome Zourabichvili failed to sign the legislation. Zourabichvili returned the LGBT Propaganda bill to parliament on Wednesday (2 October), after lawmakers passed it last month. But now, the country’s ruling party Georgian Dream, which introduced the bill, purportedly to protect Georgia’s Orthodox Christian Church from outsiders, has forced it through.…
Georgian parliament speaker signs anti-LGBTQ+ law after president refuses to
Tbilisi, Georgia — The speaker of the Georgian parliament signed into a law Thursday a bill that severely curtails LGBTQ+ rights in the country and mirrors legislation adopted in neighboring Russia. Shalva Papuashvili, the parliament speaker, said on social media that the legislation does "not reflect current, temporary, changing ideas and ideologies, but is based on common sense, historical experience and centuries-old Christian, Georgian and E…
The Georgian parliament passed an anti-LGBTQ law on the grounds of protecting family values and minors, reports Civil Georgia. Although the Georgian president refused to sign the bill because he did not veto it, the signature of the president of the parliament was enough for it to become law. The president of the parliament, Shalva Papuasvili, also participated in the preparation of the homophobic law modeled on Russia. According to him, Georgia…
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