Human Rights
Tamar
Avaliani
Political homophobia under the legal guise
Just a few weeks prior to the elections, the Georgian parliament has passed an anti-LGBTQI law package, which mirrors Russia’s “traditional values” law and threatens to erase LGBTQI visibility and rights. This legislation curbs freedom of expression, restricts public gatherings, bans same-sex adoption, limits gender identity recognition etc. While the government claims to protect family values, it uses hate speech against LGBTQI for its election campaign. It fuels political homophobia and deepens societal marginalization of the queer community.