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  • Georgian parliament speaker signs law curbing LGBT rights

    Georgian parliament speaker signs law curbing LGBT rights

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    TBILISI, Georgia — Georgian parliamentary speaker Shalva Papuashvili said in a Facebook post on Thursday that he had signed into law a “family values” bill curbing LGBT rights, just weeks before a high-stakes parliamentary election. Lawmakers from the ruling Georgian Dream party last month approved the bill, which bans gender transitions and could outlaw pride…