Georgia’s parliament on Thursday gave its initial approval to a set of bills containing sweeping curbs on LGBTQ rights, including bans on the “propaganda” of same-sex relationships and gender-transiti
on surgery. The package, which was proposed by the ruling Georgian Dream party and which could outlaw Pride events and public displays of the
rights are controversial in deeply religious Georgia, where the country’s Orthodox Church enjoys wide public respect. Opinion polling shows widespread disapproval of same-sex relationships, while Tbilisi’s annual Pride march has repeatedly faced physical attacks by conservative protesters. Georgia’s constitution bans same-sex marriage.
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