Georgia’s president has earned scorn from the country’s prime minister after refusing to sign a controversial “anti-LGBTQ bill” into law.

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Georgia president shoots down anti-LGBTQ bill, returns it to Parliament

Georgia’s president has refused to sign into law a bill that severely curtails LGBTQ+ rights in the country and mirrors legislation adopted in neighboring Russia.

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Georgia's president refuses to sign an anti-LGBTQ bill and returns it to parliament

Georgia’s president has refused to sign into law a bill that severely curtails LGBTQ+ rights in the country and mirrors legislation adopted in neighboring Russia

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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.
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Protection of Family Values and Minors bill was passed by parliament last month - Anadolu Ajansı

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Georgia’s president returns bill curbing LGBTQ+ rights to parliament without signature

Prime minister accuses Salome Zourabichvili of choosing ‘pseudo-liberal propaganda’ instead of ‘family values’.

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Georgia’s president refuses to sign anti-LGBTQ bill

Denounced by rights groups, the bill is widely expected to be passed into law by the parliament's speaker. It would ban gender transition, adoption by gay and transgender people, and nullify same-sex marriages performed abroad.

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Georgia president refuses to sign bill curbing LGBTQ+ rights

The Georgian government has passed a law that severely restricts the depiction of same-sex relationships. But even the lack of a presidential signature cannot prevent it from coming into force.

Die georgische Regierung hat ein Gesetz verabschiedet, das die Darstellung gleichgeschlechtlicher Beziehungen stark einschränkt. Doch auch die fehlende präsidiale Unterschrift kann das Inkrafttreten wohl nicht verhindern.

Georgien: Präsidentin Salome Surabischwili verweigert Unterschrift unter umstrittenes LGBTQ-Gesetz

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Georgia: President Salome Zurabishvili refuses to sign controversial LGBTQ law

The President of Georgia, Salome Zurabisvili, a pro-European opponent of the government led by the Georgian Dream party, refused to sign a law that restricts the rights of the LGBT+ community, her services announced on Wednesday, the text being strongly condemned by...

Preşedinta Georgiei, Salome Zurabişvili, o pro-europeană opozantă a guvernului condus de partidul Visul Georgian, a refuzat să semneze o lege care restrânge drepturile comunităţii LGBT+, au anunţat miercuri serviciile sale, textul fiind condamnat ferm de...

Președinta Georgiei a refuzat să promulge controversata lege inspirată de Rusia, care restrânge drepturile comunităţii LGBT+

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Georgia's president refuses to enact controversial Russian-inspired law restricting LGBT+ rights

Georgian legislators approved, with a vote of 84 votes in favor and none against, out of a total of 150 seats, a law that prohibits “propaganda” related to this group, gender reassignment or equal marriage.

Legisladores georgianos aprobaron, con una votación de 84 votos a favor y ninguno en contra, de un total de 150 escaños, una ley que prohíbe la "propaganda" relacionada con este colectivo, la reasignación de género o el matrimonio igualitario.

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Salomé Zurabishvili, Georgian president, rejects anti-LGBTI law

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has refused to sign into law a bill approved by parliament last month that rights groups and many opposition politicians say drastically curbs the rights of the country's LGBT community.

Georgia’s president refuses to sign anti-LGBTQ bill

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