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Georgia signs bill seen as curbing LGBTQ rights into law

Georgia's parliament speaker signed a controversial bill on "family values and the protection of minors," despite opposition from rights groups and the EU, a day after the president refused to approve it.

AFP WORLD
Published October 03,2024
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The speaker of Georgia's parliament signed into law a bill denounced by rights groups and the EU as curbing the rights of LGBTQ people Thursday, a day after the president refused to approve it.

"In conformity with the constitution, I signed today the law 'on family values and the protection of minors', which (President) Salome Zurabishvili didn't sign," speaker Shalva Papuashvili said on Facebook.