Nino was forced to leave her family and country because of her sexual orientation. To escape from the rampant homophobia in Georgia,
(Elene Khoshtaria – head of political party “It’s Time”) Irrational fears surrounding 17th of May and minorities in general are, of course,
(Khatuna Samnidze – Chairman of the Republican Party) Members of the government not only don’t work for the reduction of transphobia and
(Gigi Tsereteli – Politician, Member of the Parliament of Georgia five times (1999, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2016), President of the OSCE Parliamentary
(Ucha Nanuashvili – Public Defender of Georgia from December 2012 to December 2017, Head of the Institute for Democracy Research) The main
(Mikheil Kumsishvili – Labor Party Youth Wing Leader) The church declaring the 17th of May as Familiy Sanctity day is their counterattack
17th of May is both a day of pride and sadness. The day during which we could walk proudly, show people who
17th of May is a celebration for me, a shared birthday for queers that is associated with great pain and sadness, because
17th of May for me is a day of solidarity and memory of those that fell victim to hatred. We only have