Georgian parliament approves law curbing LGBT rights

Participants hold rainbow flags in Tbilisi, Georgia July 6, 2021. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze/File Photo

TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian lawmakers on Tuesday approved the third and final reading of a law on "family values and the protection of minors" that would impose sweeping curbs on LGBT rights.

The bill would provide a legal basis for authorities to outlaw Pride events and public displays of the LGBT rainbow flag, and to impose censorship of films and books.