On May 17 (the International Day Against Homophobia), 2013, approximately 20.000 people from religious community lead by Christian-Orthodox priests confronted 40 people of peaceful LGBT manifestation. The demonstrators tried to retreat into the yellow buses, which the aggressors attacked. The 15-Channel-Installation examines and reconstructs the events in space and time, recorded from 15 camera perspectives …

Information on Civil Society Organizations – members of the SRHR Coalition in Georgia: Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center (EMC) – is an organization working on working on human rights issues, which aims to promote the protection of the rights of marginalized and discriminated groups, including rights of LGBTQI persons, religious minorities, workers, homeless individuals, …

To LGBT community members, citizens of Georgia and the international society, human rights organizations and the diplomatic corps. To the Georgian government, Patriarchate of Georgia, the governing party, and the opposition, politically engaged groups and fascist groups operating illegally in Georgia. 17th of May is the International Day Against Homophobia which is celebrated by the …

The Parliament of Georgia, the representative body of the people, must play a decisive role in establishing the human rights standards and monitoring the process of its execution. The special committee in the Parliament acts to protect human rights and civil integration. While discussing the draft laws as well as other issues that belong to …

A gay man contacted Equality Movement in January 2018 and claimed he was in one of the villages of Kakheti, where homophobic neighbors burst into his rented house. They destroyed the furniture and beat him up, although the boy managed to escape. Local police officers at the police station were forcing him to write an …

My parent should have the right to love, just like I do and he should be with his loved one.  Hello, I am Bart, 44 years old, a Georgian transgender man. I have children and grandchildren as well. I am Tiko, Bart’s daughter. Bart is an important member of our family, he’s very caring towards …

We negatively assess the approval of the Gender Equality Council 2018-2020 Action Plan on April 17, 2018 by the Parliament of Georgia, as, on the one hand, the Action Plan has not been worked out with the involvement of civil society, and on the other hand, the plan does not reflect the needs of women …

I am Paata Sabelashvili, a human rights activist. I started LGBT rights movement in Georgia. I am attracted to people of my own gender and since I started adult life, I’ve been fighting against injustice. When you grow up this society and learn that you like boys, at first it feels like you’re betraying your …

I am Nino Bolkvadze, 40 year- old, a lesbian woman living in Georgia. Generally speaking, It is hard to form a relationship when you have to hide that relationship, it’s completely nearly impossible. You express yourself like any other couple but if you have a same-sex partner, that kind of expression is forbidden. Imagine that …