On April 4, 2024, Georgian Dream initiated the project of homophobic constitutional amendments.[1] The draft constitutional law of Georgia aimed to establish the necessary constitutional guarantees for ‘family values and the protection of minors.’ Beyond making changes to the constitution, the government also planned to adopt a new constitutional law aimed at ‘protecting family values and minors.’

Georgian Dream does not have a constitutional majority in the parliament and, thus, the current parliament will not be able to obtain the necessary support for constitutional changes. Therefore, on June 4, 2024, the ruling party passed a new, large-scale legislative package consisting of 19 bills[2] aimed at restricting the rights and freedoms of LGBTQI people, which they plan to adopt through a parliamentary simple majority rule. The legal basis of the legislative change is the main law on the Protection of Family Values and Minors, while the remaining 18 draft laws will introduce additional amendments to various existing laws.

This document evaluates the initiated constitutional and legislative initiatives in relation to fundamental human rights and will review the norms developed by the government from the perspective of legal gender recognition, personal and family life, and the rights to expression, assembly, and manifestation.

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