Mamuka Mdinaradze on the initiative to limit "LGBT propaganda": Georgian Dream is not considering the adoption of such bill - this may add more water to the radicals' mill
According to Mamuka Mdinaradze, the chairman of the Georgian Dream faction, the government does not plan to adopt a draft law that would ban "LGBT propaganda". Mdinaradze evaluated the statement of European Socialists deputy Fridon Injia, who said that he plans to initiate a package of draft laws in the coming days, which includes banning "LGBT propaganda".
As Mamuka Mdinaradze told journalists, the adoption of such a draft law is not being considered, first of all, due to legal considerations, and secondly, "it may add more water to the radicals' mill".
"Georgian Dream is not considering the adoption of such bill, and this has its own arguments. First, it is not considered due to legal considerations. The second is the pragmatic argument that it might be more in the interests of LGBT propagandists and radical forces, who build their entire narrative on it. Thirdly, personally and I am sure, many members of our team believe that unhealthy propaganda should be countered with healthy propaganda, and not with legal mechanisms, with which certain claims may arise later. Then someone may turn out to be right or not. If we talk from the point of view of propaganda, it is better to counter unhealthy propaganda with healthy propaganda. On legal grounds, we do not think this is acceptable. Thirdly, this may add more more to the radicals' mill, and therefore, we will not consider adopting such a draft law," said Mdinaradze.
According to him, the government will not allow the interests and rights of any group to be violated.
"For me, it is very significant that the National Movement, its cluster and its TV stations are very worried about this topic, and I want to reassure you that the adoption of such a bill is not considered due to legal considerations. Because you, the radical forces, will benefit from it in the opposite way. It is an entirely different thing to protect the rights of people, of any group, which our country follows steadfastly, many laws have been passed in this regard, and we will not allow the interests and rights of any group to be violated. Of course, we have to separate LGBT propaganda from this," said Mdinaradze.
For information, according to the MP of European Socialists Fridon Injia, he plans to initiate a package of draft laws in the next few days, which includes banning "LGBT propaganda". As Injia noted during his speech at the plenary session, the package of draft laws will reflect all the demands that Zaza Papuashvili voiced at the April 30 rally.
