Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili refused to sign the bill, but her veto was overridden by the ruling Georgian Dream party.

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili had refused to sign the bill and returned it to parliament on Wednesday. It was introduced by the governing Georgian Dream party and approved by lawmakers last month.

Georgia’s president has refused to sign into law a bill that severely curtails LGBTQ+ rights in the country and mirrors legislation adopted in neighboring Russia