On 17 September 2024, the Parliament of Georgia adopted in the third reading the package of laws “On Family Values and Protection of Minors”, aimed against its LGBT citizens, amending 18 different laws. Georgia’s President Salome Zurabishvili did not say whether she would veto it, but according to Georgia’s legislation, a parliamentary majority will be able to override a presidential veto, as it was the case with the law “On Transparency of Foreign Influence”.
The adoption of the laws will certainly worsen the situation of the entire LGBT community, its families and friends, and will have a particularly negative impact on transgender people. If the law comes into force, transgender people will lose the opportunity to undergo gender-affirming medical procedures that might be necessary in transition, and criminal liability will be provided for carrying out such procedures.
In the document, you can read ECOM’s position on this issue.