Posted on 09/17/2024 5:13:24 PM PDT by Salman
Bill would provide basis to ban Pride marches, censor films
Orthodox Church has strong conservative influence
Georgia at political crossroads between Russia and West
Governing party faces elections next month
TBILISI, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Georgian lawmakers on Tuesday approved the third and final reading of a law on "family values and the protection of minors" that would impose sweeping curbs on LGBT rights.
The bill would provide a legal basis for authorities to outlaw Pride events and public displays of the LGBT rainbow flag, and to impose censorship of films and books.
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.
Activists say the measure is aimed at boosting conservative support for the government ahead of a parliamentary election on Oct. 26 in Georgia, a country that has ambitions to join the European Union but which Western governments fear is now tilting back towards Russia.
Tamara Jakeli, director of 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 Reuters. "We will most likely have to shut down. There is no way for us to continue functioning."
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Good. Here’s hoping Georgia 🇬🇪 passes that law.
Can we please have that law in our Georgia?
LGBT “rights” are not right, they’re privileges no one else gets.
“Georgian parliament approves law curbing LGBT rights”
The Neocons will go ABSOLUTELY NUTS over this and DEMAND that their hero, Victoria Nuland, go to Georgia and overthrow their government.
Oh wait, the Neocons already tried that stunt - didn’t work out for them, and now their Operatives in Georgia are facing Treason charges - not to smart to get in bed with those skanks, as Ukraine is learning the hard way, also.
Georgia also defied the WHO and kept its churches open during the scamdemic.
And in the rest of the world 🗺?!
Good for them.
Oh no, now we have to bomb them to make the world safe for queers
Beautiful country and friendly friendly people. If you get a chance go. And bring pants too large for yourself
The food and wine.... Oh my.
I was there right before Putin invaded.
Right! The intent is to replace and destroy Human Sexuality and the Nuclear Family. Nobody has a right to re-define reality and then impose their delusion on the world. To Hell with that!
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