Tamara Jakeli, director of the campaign group Tbilisi Pride, said the bill, which also restates an existing ban on same-sex marriage and bans gender reassignment surgery, would likely force her organisation to close its doors. This law is the most terrible thing to happen to the LGBT community in Georgia, Jakeli, 28, told the Reuters news agency. We will most likely have to shut down. There is no way for us to continue functioning.
Leaders of the governing Georgian Dream party say it is needed to safeguard traditional moral standards in Georgia, whose deeply conservative Orthodox Church is highly influential. This newly adopted law aligns with their standpoint on preserving what they view as core family values.
Despite denouncements from rights groups, the president, and the European Union, Georgian politicians have adopted the law on family values and protection of minors, demonstrating a stark opposition to LGBTQ rights amidst a deeply conservative backdrop.
Overall, the legislation poses significant restrictions on the LGBTQ community, including banning public expressions of Pride and nullifying same-sex marriages performed outside of Georgia, reinforcing existing societal and legal disparities.
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