The executive secretary of Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party, Mamuka Mdinaradze, announced on March 25 that the party has initiated a bill on constitutional amendments that would significantly limit LGBT rights in the South Caucasus country. According to Mdinaradze, the bill would ban transgender surgeries, child adoption by same-sex couples, indicating gender that is other than male or female in official documents, and organizing public events propagating same-sex relations. The proposal comes as the country is getting ready for parliamentary elections in October. Georgia received European Union candidate status in 2023. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Georgian Service, click here.
Georgia's Ruling Party Initiates Amendments Cracking Down On LGBT Rights
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