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.
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- Published Date: 11:16 | 03 October 2024
- Modified Date: 11:17 | 03 October 2024
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.
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