Georgia Passes a Sweeping Anti-LGBTQ Law

metroweekly.com:

Reuters that the bill would likely force her organization to shut down.The bill also bans access to gender-affirming care for all people — even adults — and prohibits changing the gender marker on people’s official documents to align with their gender identity rather than their assigned sex at birth.

Parliamentary leaders of the governing Georgian Dream party say the legislation is needed to uphold traditional moral values, foster and support the family unit, and protect minors from being unduly influenced by visible displays of LGBTQ identity.As in Russia, the restrictions on LGBTQ rights and visibility are strongly supported by the Orthodox Church, which wields great influence in Georgian society.

The anti-LGBTQ bill now heads to President Salome Zourabichvili to be signed into law.Although Georgian Dream backed her in her last election, she has at times butted heads with leaders of the ruling party, criticizing measures like the “foreign influence” law for delaying Georgia’s attempts to join the European Union.

Zourabichvili could choose to veto the anti-LGBTQ bill, but could see her veto overridden. It remains unclear what action she will take.