Queer Says - Page 10

For me Pride is associated with freedom and a lot of love. Probably because all this comes naturally with diversity. When a person is less vulnerable to discrimination, they do not have

”In Georgia, members of the LGBTQ community are only allowed to breathe (even that’s not always the case). I realized this at an early age. Part of society is trying to convince

”For me Pride is the best opportunity to demonstrate the problems and challenges of the LGBTQ + community. It is important that community members do not feel alone at this time and we

“Last time i attended anti-homophobic protest was three years ago. As everyone probably remembers this day was a turning point in my life however, i won’t be talking about that right now.

”For me, pride is a combination of opposition and celebration – together we oppose hatred and ignorance, at the same time we celebrate each other. I am proud of all the queer

”For me Pride is freedom of expression, a chance to exercise constitutional right to civilly protest what I do not like, the climate of the country. In addition, it is a chance

”The experience of working with religious minorities has shown me that society wants those who are different to exist out of sight. One of the examples I remember is when a Muslims’

For me, Pride is a combination of peace, unity, solidarity and love. Colorful life where everyone is equal. The more people participate in pride, the more will see that we are people too

“For me Pride, first of all, is an expression of freedom. Solidarity and being together, regardless of orientation. People come in many different colors. Pride should be held so that homophobic people

Nino was forced to leave her family and country because of her sexual orientation. To escape from the rampant homophobia in Georgia, Nino seeked asylum in Germany, however, the road to safety