Campaigns

“As a health care specialist, I would like to address my colleagues about sensitive issues such as health and rights of LGBT people. Since 1974, homosexuality has been removed from the list of diseases by the American Psychiatric Association and in the 70-80s, almost all international organizations working on mental health, including World Health Organization, …

“I teach at University and periodically visit various cities. Lately I’ve been actively trying to build my work around doing that. I speak about what interests me the most and my education in relation to feminism and sexuality and connecting those to history, I think, is important. I try to speak from that angle to …

“I’m Vatie, a member of Geogian Young Greens. Apart from Green issues I am involved in queer activism, feminism is also one of my passions. The reason I became an activist is that in my early years when I was feeling completely alone, didn’t know who I could ask for help, didn’t know what to …

“I am Shorena Gabunia, a civil activist. There are people around us, who believe that it’s very important to legally register their partnerships. For a person like me, who has had a family and children for many years, this issue has never been relevant and I am not currently in civil marriage. Unfortunately, our legislators …

“I am Tato Oragvelidze and I’m a fashion designer. I’m queer activist. It has been quite a long time since I started fighting so that I and thousand other people like me have the right to love who we want to love. be happy with whom we want to be. It’s very hurtful to me …

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 …

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 …

“Tina Agnus, I’m a citizen, who tries to protect human rights, mine and other as well. Ever since I was a kid, I’ve had people around me, friends, relatives who had various problems and are often being oppressed. Why does his happened?! Because that person was born that way. It’s very unacceptable in our country …