While rights have advanced significantly since the start of the 21st century, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Georgia still face some legal challenges that non-LGBT people do not experience. Georgia is one of only a few countries in the former Soviet space (others being the Baltic states, Moldova, and Ukraine) that directly prohibits discrimination against all LGBT people in legislation, labor-related or otherwise. Since 2012, Georgian law has considered crimes committed on the grounds of one's sexual orientation or gender identity an aggravating factor in prosecution. Despite this, homosexuality is still considered a major deviation from the highly traditional Orthodox Christian values prevalent in the country, where public discussions of sexuality in general tend to be viewed in a highly negative light. Consequently, homosexuals are often targets of abuse and physical violence, often actively encouraged by religious leaders. According to the 2021 International Social Survey Programme (ISSIP) study, 84% of the Georgian public thinks that sexual relations between two adults of the same sex are always wrong, which is the highest score in Europe.

The Government tries to bring the country's human rights record in line with the demands of Georgia's European and Euro-Atlantic integration. Former Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has stated that "sexual minorities are the same citizens as we are... [and that] the society will gradually get used to it." Since 2014, discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity has been outlawed.

On May 17, 2013, the rally organized by the pro-LGBT NGO Identoba on the International Day Against Homophobia was disrupted by tens of thousands counter-protesters, with organizers being evacuated by the police in buses. In 2014, the Georgian Orthodox Church declared May 17 "a day of family sanctity" and promised to protect family values. Since then, the Day of the Holiness of the Family is celebrated every year with rallies in Tbilisi and other cities. In 2019, a first pride parade was announced by the NGO Tbilisi Pride. The event was initially cancelled due to security concerns, although later a small rally was held outside the Interior Ministry by the activists, which lasted only 30 minutes amid reports that the anti-pride groups were on their way to disrupt the rally. On 5 July, 2021, the attempt to hold a pride parade on the Tbilisi's main street, Rustaveli Avenue, was frustrated by tens of thousands counter-protesters, which besieged the office of Tbilisi Pride. In result of counter-protests, the planned pride parade was cancelled.