In the second half of 2020, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child  (CRC) will elect  nine new members at the eighteen session (Conference of States Parties to the Convention). The States Parties shall select and nominate candidates to the Committee in an open and transparent manner. Georgia has nominated Sophie Kiladze, Chair of …

May 17 is one of the 365 days during which we experience all the challenges and successes that the citizens of Georgia face in the conditions of economic, social, cultural and political inequality. May 17, as an International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, is a rare day when attention of politicians, the media, and …

“If the dance is genuine, it inevitably ends with the revolution” Queer people have always had an important role in developing underground culture. 2013, 17th May- tens of Queer activists, making the international day against Homophobia is attacked by the church and thousands of citizens. “the system tries to enslave queer bodies as well, but …

The economic, social, and healthcare challenges facing the transgender community in Georgia have become utterly critical in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and related state of emergency. Throughout this period, community-based organizations (CBOs) have been working intensively, in compliance with standard healthcare recommendations, to adapt to the crisis and introduce new programs that would counterpoise the …

On February 21-23, the Equality Movement conducted training for “Supporting LGBT People with Inclusive Services and Care” for psychologists. The training was attended by school psychologists, school bailiffs and students of psychology faculty from different universities. 30 delegates participated in total. The training was financially supported by the Embassy of Kingdom of the Netherlands in …

The Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia  followed the recommendation of the Equality Movement and minimize the period of ban on blood donation for the MSM persons from 10 years to 12 months. With this recommendation the Equality Movement addressed to the Ministry of Health in February …

According to the recommendations of healthcare agencies and organizations on the limitations for Coronavirus pandemic the Equality Movement will provide its services to LGBTQI members remotely. For psychologist and psychiatrist services, please contact our social workers: Ira Silanteva (mob 595 85 53 20, email ira.silanteva@equality.ge) and Mariam Bandzava (mob 595 57 37 13, email: mariam.bandzava@equality.ge) …

“I closed for a while and didn’t go to school. So I decided to change the school, I could not do anything else. From today’s point of view, I think Maybe I should have resisted saying everything I wanted to say, but nothing could be changed. No one would understand me and on the contrary, …

“I was feminine from my childhood which was often the motive to scorn me. I was often called by various derogatory names. I didn’t want to go to school to meet some people there. There were cases of being late in the school with high hopes that no one would meet me, ” – David Kakhaberi recalls his experience on Bullying. …