US EditionGeorgia’s president refuses to sign anti-LGBTQ bill
- President Salome Zourabichvili of Georgia refused to sign a controversial “anti-LGBTQ bill,” which would ban gender transition and nullify same-sex marriages performed abroad.
- Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze criticized Zourabichvili for not supporting "traditional and family values" in her decision.
- Amnesty International called the bill “homophobic and transphobic,” while the European Union warned it undermines fundamental rights in Georgia.
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Georgian president refuses to sign anti-LGBTQ+ bill into law
Georgian president Salome Zourabichvili has reportedly refused to sign off on an anti-LGBTQ+ bill that is reminiscent of measures adopted in neighbouring Russia. Passed in Parliament on September 17 with 84 out of 150 votes in favour, the bill includes bans on same-sex marriage, adoption by same-sex couples, gender-affirming care and depictions of LGBTQ+ identities….
Georgia's president, Salome Zourabichvili, has refused to sign a bill that aims to severely restrict LGBTQ+ rights. The legislation was adopted by the parliament a few weeks ago. Last month, Georgia's parliament came under fire after it passed legislation that imposes a blanket ban on same-sex marriage, adoption by same-sex couples and restrictions on sex-change confirmation treatments. In addition, the Russian-style law would ban Pride events a…
Georgia president shoots down anti-LGBTQ bill, returns it to Parliament
Georgia's President Salome Zurabishvili has refused to sign into law a controversial bill denounced by rights groups and Brussels as curbing the rights of LGBTQ people, officials said Wednesday. The ruling Georgian Dream party approved the measures -- dubbed the "family values" bill -- last month, in a vote boycotted by the opposition and that fuelled tensions ahead of crucial October 26 parliamentary elections. "President Zurabishvili refused …
Salome Zurabishvili sends the controversial family values law back to parliament. But this does not stop the law against LGBTQ rights. more...
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