With Georgia passing yet another controversial law, this time against LGBTQ rights, a growing number of post-socialist EU states, such as Slovakia, Bulgaria and Hungary, appear eager to adopt similar laws, raising concerns within the EU about violations of its laws and the influence of pro-Russian ideologies. Just weeks before crucial parliamentary elections on 26 October, Tbilisi passed a controversial anti-LGBTQ law that immediately drew comparisons to Russia’s repressive ‘gay propaganda‘ law. The law pushed by the Georgian Dream party restricts “propaganda of same-sex relationships and incest” in schools and on television, bans gender reassignment and prohibits adoption by gay people. This prompted EU and human rights organisations to sound the alarm, warning that it would severely restrict the rights of queer people in the country.