Republic of Georgia parliament ignores EU threats, passes sweeping anti-LGBT bill

A majority of the 150 Georgia parliament members in a country that borders Russia to the south have thumbed their nose at the pro-homosexual West by taking a bold stand for traditional family values.

On Tuesday, the roughly 90 percent Orthodox nation’s lawmakers defied EU pressure and adopted the Family Values bill on September 17 in an 84-0 vote. The ruling Georgian Dream party provided the necessary votes for the bill, which mirrors a similar measure passed in Russia several years ago. ---More...

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