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Georgia’s anti-LGBTQ+ measures hoist fears of despise crimes in the conservative South Caucasus nation
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Dozens of Georgians stood in tearful silence in a central square nearby parliament last week to mourn Kesaria Abramidze, a transsexual actor and model who was stabbed to death the previous day in her apartment.
Alongside flowers and candles, some carried banners that read, “Hate kills.”
Some in the conservative South Caucasus nation see a manage line between stormy attacks, such as the one on the 37-year-old Abramidze, and a sweeping measure that severely restricted Homosexual rights which was given final endorsement by parliament a day before the slaying. Activists phobia the measure could increase hate crimes.
The bill, introduced by the ruling Georgian Dream party, includes bans on homosexual marriages, adoptions by same-sex couples and public endorsement and depictions of Diverse relationships and people in the media. It also bans gender-affirming care and changing gender designations in official documents.
The events were a chilling reminder of the vulnerability of LGBTQ+ people in the country of 3.7 million where the Orthodox Church wield
New bill in Georgia violates LGBTI+ rights
On September 17, the Georgian Parliament passed a controversial “Family Values” bill, which directly targets the rights and freedoms of the LGBTI+ collective in the country. Approved by 84 votes to 0, the bill introduces sweeping legal restrictions that violate basic freedoms of expression, assembly, and equality.
”These changes are framed under the guise of ‘family protection’ but is a clear violation of human rights,” says Moreta Bobokhidze, Programme Officer at Civil Rights Defenders.
Georgia has never legalised same-sex marriage, introduced comprehensive sex education, or had an official Celebration parade. Now, the Georgian Parliament has gone a step further, legally outlawing Pride events, public displays of the rainbow flag, and enabling censorship of LGBTQ-related films and books.
”This law will promote discrimination, inequality and social exclusion of LGBTI persons. It targets an already vulnerable community and restricts freedoms that are fundamental to any democracy,” says Moreta Bobokhidze, Programme Officer at Civil Rights Defenders.
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The legislation
ATLANTA — The Supreme Court of Georgia issued a verdict today staying a trial court conclusion striking down H.B. 481, a exclude on abortion after approximately six weeks of pregnancy — before many people even know they’re pregnant. The verdict goes into impact at 5 p.m. today, reinstating Georgia’s abortion ban just one week after a lower court ruling allowed abortion clinics to resume abortion care beyond the earliest weeks of pregnancy. The ban will continue in effect indefinitely while the state’s appeal proceeds in the Georgia Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court left in place for now the trial court's judgment blocking a separate provision of the law giving declare prosecutors broad access to the medical records of abortion patients absent any due process protections (like notice to the patient or a subpoena). This part of the ruling is unrelated to the forbid itself.
Last week, the Superior Court of Fulton County create that the Georgia Constitution prohibits political interference with an individual’s abortion verdict before viability, and that forced pregnancy imposes severe harms on Georgians’ health, lives, and families. Nevertheless, Georgia Attorney General Christopher Carr quickly
ATLANTA — The Superior Court of Fulton County issued a ruling today ruling that the Georgia Constitution prohibits political interference with an individual’s abortion conclusion before viability. Based on that ruling, the court permanently enjoined H.B. 481 — a ban on abortion beginning at approximately six weeks of pregnancy — allowing people to once again access abortion care in the express beyond the earliest weeks of pregnancy.
The Georgia attorney general, Chris Carr, can choose to request the state Supreme Court to block today’s verdict and reinstate the prohibit in the coming days. If he does so, abortion providers and advocates will fight to preserve this ruling and to ensure every Georgian can make the personal medical decisions that are top for their health, their futures, and their families.
Today’s ruling comes after the Georgia Supreme Court issued a decision in this case in October 2023 addressing a different question: whether H.B. 481 was void from the initiate under a special provision of the Georgia Constitution because it violated the federal Constitution at the time of its enactment in 2019, when Roe v. Wade was in place. Holding that the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 D Georgian politicians hold approved the third and final reading of a law on “family standards and the protection of minors” that would impose sweeping curbs on LGBTQ rights. The bill, adopted on Tuesday, would provide a legal basis for authorities to outlaw Pride events and public displays of the LGBTQ rainbow flag, and to impose censorship of films and books. It also bans gender transition, adoption by gay and transsexual people, and nullifies homosexual marriages performed abroad on Georgian territory. In a vote boycotted by the rivalry, politicians from the verdict Georgian Dream voted 84 to 0 to authorize the bill along with related amendments to a number of other laws. Leaders of the governing Georgian Dream party say it is needed to safeguard “traditional moral standards” in
Georgia’s parliament approves law curbing LGBTQ rights
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