Georgia's Anti-LGBTQ Rights Bills
Georgia's parliament approved a set of bills containing sweeping curbs on LGBTQ rights, including bans on promoting same-sex relationships and gender-transition surgery, sparking controversy and criticism from the EU and US.
Key Points
- Controversy over LGBTQ rights in deeply religious Georgia
- Criticism from EU and US
- Tensions in the country due to anti-LGBTQ bills and 'foreign agent' law
- Opposition parties boycotting parliament over bills
- Government's move to appeal to conservative voters ahead of elections
Cons
- Sweeping curbs on LGBTQ rights
- Bans on 'propaganda' of same-sex relationships
- Outlawing Pride events and public displays of LGBTQ rainbow flag
- Ban on nonheterosexual people adopting children
- Preventing people from changing their gender on ID documents
- Outlawing 'LGBT propaganda' in education system
- Broadcasters banned from showing intimate scenes involving same-sex relationships