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Georgia’s other Russian-style law is fueling a bitter culture war
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Activists fear it will have the same effect as rules used by the Kremlin to outlaw critical voices, and the EU has said passage of the legislation would torpedo Georgia’s chances of joining the bloc, just six months after it was granted candidate status.
But protest organizers suspended activity on Friday, fearing the risk of clashes between those opposed to the government’s increasingly authoritarian turn and far-right activists celebrating “Family Purity Day.” It’s just the latest in a series of decisions many have had to make about their safety in a conservative and deeply religious country, where the LGBTQ+ community has never been widely accepted but is now the target of a raging culture war.
Rights activists have faced a growing tidal wave of violence and intimidation in recent years, and they accuse Georgian Dream of turning a blind eye to far-right groups like Alt.Info that incite hatred, often with the tacit support of influential church leaders.
That strategy seems to be working and opposition politicians are being put in an increasingly difficult spot — forced to either stay silent on the social issues being weaponized by the government, or play into its hands by championing LGBTQ+ and women’s rights which are far from universally popular with voters.
The European Commission in December granted Georgia EU candidate status, handing Georgian Dream a major political win at home, despite its clear failures to meet the criteria for its application to move forward.
“Georgian Dream’s narrative suggests that the West is pushing what they call ‘pseudo-liberal ideology’ and LGBTQ propaganda,” said Tavadze, the Pride activist, “when in reality, the EU and the initiatives it supports are simply helping queer people obtain their fair rights.
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