٠٠:٠١:٤٧Mandatory credit: Georgian parliament press service
The Georgian Parliament has adopted a package of bills related to 'Family values and protection of minors'. The proposed legislation, which was introduced in Tbilisi on Wednesday, envisages a ban on the promotion of LGBTQ+ issues, same-sex marriage, sex reassignment and adoption by same-sex couples. It also prohibits the holding of meetings aimed at promoting same-sex relationships and incest.
The document also includes a ban on sex reassignment surgeries and restrictions on viewing movies with homosexual content in theaters for people under 18. In the voting, 81 members of parliament voted in favour of this, while there were none against it.
MP Imeda Nikuradze said that the bill aimed to strengthen the "mechanisms of protection of family values based on the bond of man and woman and protection of minors".
"The purpose of this bill is to strengthen the mechanisms of protection of family values based on the bond of man and woman and protection of minors, which is confirmed between the state and the Apostolic Church, formalised in the Constitutional Agreement. In the world today, pseudo-liberals have turned against the words 'mom' and 'dad', 'husband' and 'wife', and instead they try to use gender-neutral terms. This is one of the wild grimaces of the modern world," Nikuradze added.
The European Union expressed its disapproval of the adoption of the proposed legislation on the same day, stating that it would likely lead to further tensions in relations between the EU and Georgia.
"The European Union deplores the rushed adoption, in second reading, of the legislative package on 'family values and protection of minors'. This package undermines the fundamental rights of Georgian people and risks further stigmatisation and discrimination of part of the population. <...> Such a proposal, combined with the restrictions on civil society imposed by the Law on transparency of foreign influence, will place further strain on EU-Georgia relations," the EU press service said in a statement.
On May 14, the Georgian Parliament approved the bill in its third reading with a significant majority; 84 votes in favour and 30 against. President Salome Zurabishvili announced on May 18 that she vetoed the law, calling the document 'an obstacle on our European path'.
In turn, the Georgian parliament announced that MPs would begin the veto override procedure on May 27. The law will be sent to the president again once the necessary number of votes is obtained. If Zurabishvili refuses to sign the law, it will be signed and published by Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili.
Protests against the legislation first began last month. Western nations and blocs, including the US, UK and EU, have condemned it, with the latter releasing a statement warning that the law 'is not in line with EU core norms and values' and would 'negatively impact Georgia's progress on its EU path'.
Georgian parliament approves second reading of bills 'banning LGBT propaganda'
The Georgian Parliament has adopted a package of bills related to 'Family values and protection of minors'. The proposed legislation, which was introduced in Tbilisi on Wednesday, envisages a ban on the promotion of LGBTQ+ issues, same-sex marriage, sex reassignment and adoption by same-sex couples. It also prohibits the holding of meetings aimed at promoting same-sex relationships and incest.
The document also includes a ban on sex reassignment surgeries and restrictions on viewing movies with homosexual content in theaters for people under 18. In the voting, 81 members of parliament voted in favour of this, while there were none against it.
MP Imeda Nikuradze said that the bill aimed to strengthen the "mechanisms of protection of family values based on the bond of man and woman and protection of minors".
"The purpose of this bill is to strengthen the mechanisms of protection of family values based on the bond of man and woman and protection of minors, which is confirmed between the state and the Apostolic Church, formalised in the Constitutional Agreement. In the world today, pseudo-liberals have turned against the words 'mom' and 'dad', 'husband' and 'wife', and instead they try to use gender-neutral terms. This is one of the wild grimaces of the modern world," Nikuradze added.
The European Union expressed its disapproval of the adoption of the proposed legislation on the same day, stating that it would likely lead to further tensions in relations between the EU and Georgia.
"The European Union deplores the rushed adoption, in second reading, of the legislative package on 'family values and protection of minors'. This package undermines the fundamental rights of Georgian people and risks further stigmatisation and discrimination of part of the population. <...> Such a proposal, combined with the restrictions on civil society imposed by the Law on transparency of foreign influence, will place further strain on EU-Georgia relations," the EU press service said in a statement.
On May 14, the Georgian Parliament approved the bill in its third reading with a significant majority; 84 votes in favour and 30 against. President Salome Zurabishvili announced on May 18 that she vetoed the law, calling the document 'an obstacle on our European path'.
In turn, the Georgian parliament announced that MPs would begin the veto override procedure on May 27. The law will be sent to the president again once the necessary number of votes is obtained. If Zurabishvili refuses to sign the law, it will be signed and published by Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili.
Protests against the legislation first began last month. Western nations and blocs, including the US, UK and EU, have condemned it, with the latter releasing a statement warning that the law 'is not in line with EU core norms and values' and would 'negatively impact Georgia's progress on its EU path'.
Mandatory credit: Georgian parliament press service
The Georgian Parliament has adopted a package of bills related to 'Family values and protection of minors'. The proposed legislation, which was introduced in Tbilisi on Wednesday, envisages a ban on the promotion of LGBTQ+ issues, same-sex marriage, sex reassignment and adoption by same-sex couples. It also prohibits the holding of meetings aimed at promoting same-sex relationships and incest.
The document also includes a ban on sex reassignment surgeries and restrictions on viewing movies with homosexual content in theaters for people under 18. In the voting, 81 members of parliament voted in favour of this, while there were none against it.
MP Imeda Nikuradze said that the bill aimed to strengthen the "mechanisms of protection of family values based on the bond of man and woman and protection of minors".
"The purpose of this bill is to strengthen the mechanisms of protection of family values based on the bond of man and woman and protection of minors, which is confirmed between the state and the Apostolic Church, formalised in the Constitutional Agreement. In the world today, pseudo-liberals have turned against the words 'mom' and 'dad', 'husband' and 'wife', and instead they try to use gender-neutral terms. This is one of the wild grimaces of the modern world," Nikuradze added.
The European Union expressed its disapproval of the adoption of the proposed legislation on the same day, stating that it would likely lead to further tensions in relations between the EU and Georgia.
"The European Union deplores the rushed adoption, in second reading, of the legislative package on 'family values and protection of minors'. This package undermines the fundamental rights of Georgian people and risks further stigmatisation and discrimination of part of the population. <...> Such a proposal, combined with the restrictions on civil society imposed by the Law on transparency of foreign influence, will place further strain on EU-Georgia relations," the EU press service said in a statement.
On May 14, the Georgian Parliament approved the bill in its third reading with a significant majority; 84 votes in favour and 30 against. President Salome Zurabishvili announced on May 18 that she vetoed the law, calling the document 'an obstacle on our European path'.
In turn, the Georgian parliament announced that MPs would begin the veto override procedure on May 27. The law will be sent to the president again once the necessary number of votes is obtained. If Zurabishvili refuses to sign the law, it will be signed and published by Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili.
Protests against the legislation first began last month. Western nations and blocs, including the US, UK and EU, have condemned it, with the latter releasing a statement warning that the law 'is not in line with EU core norms and values' and would 'negatively impact Georgia's progress on its EU path'.