It turns out that we should legalize same-sex marriage, all the recent recommendations of the Venice Commission are unacceptable for Georgia, the government and society. Such a statement made today Mamuka Mdinaradze, MP from the Georgian Dream, while responding the question regarding the Venice Commission [VC] report.

“Recently, the VC has been giving unacceptable recommendations to Georgia. When it comes to the banning of LGBT propaganda, the VC directly tells us not only that it does not like the changes we are planning, but to remove what is there, that is, to legalize same-sex marriage.

The opposition is afraid of its patrons outside, Georgian people inside, this is their attitude and mood in terms of banning LGBT propaganda, protecting family values and minors’ rights. They don’t dare to participate in these debates, to say they don’t like it, to express their real mood, the Georgian people will punish them if they say they like it, and they are afraid of their bosses.

That’s why they avoided Parliament this week and announced a boycott. It is the use of a formal record to successfully pass the test of banning LGBT propaganda with both patrons and Georgian people, but it is impossible.

Everyone realizes that they avoid this topic on purpose because they are on the side of this topic. They are on the side of allowing, not banning, LGBT propaganda. Today, the recommendation of the VC was to reinforce their position. However, Georgia will never agree to the VC’s call to allow same-sex marriages in Georgia”, - said Mamuka Mdinaradze.