CIVICUS discusses proposed legislative changes that target LGBTQI+ people in Georgia with Tbilisi Pride director Tamar Jakeli. Tbilisi Pride is a prominent LGBTQI+ rights organisation fighting homophobia and transphobia. Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, is pushing a bill that would ban LGBTQI+ gatherings, same-sex marriages, gender transitions and adoption by same-sex couples, and censor LGBTQI+ content in schools and the media. Critics claim the proposed law is similar to Russia’s law against ‘gay propaganda’, which has enabled discrimination and violence against LGBTQI+ people. They accuse the government of trying to exploit anti-LGBTQI+ sentiment for political gain and warn that if passed, the bill could reverse progress made so far in changing social attitudes towards LGBTQI+ people.