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Tbilisi Court of Appeals entrusted Besik Danelia, the member of the United Georgia – Democratic Movement, to pay GEL 500 in damage to Levan Berianidze as Danelia called homophobic slur during the discussion. The Appeals Court overturned the December 6, 2018 verdict of Tbilisi City Court and incriminated Besik Danelia and ordered to pay GEL 1 (30 …

Equality Movement presents Queer map of Tbilisi. The map incorporates queer friendly places in Tbilisi. Information given below is not complete, we are working to renew it continuously. If you support queer community and understand benefits of inclusive society, we add your business on our interactive map. Just write us: media@equality.ge

Georgia, Tbilisi – The Man accused of sexual assault and robbery of a transgender woman is arrested, lawyers of Equality Movement are defending interests of a victim. On August 12, Transgender woman applied to Equality Movement for assistance, claiming that after voluntary sex her partner offered her involuntary sex, but her refusal made him aggressive. …

Tbilisi, Georgia – With the help of Equality Movement member of LGBT community has eluded the blackmail on the basis of sexual orientation. Victim being blackmailed by their acquaintance with forced coming out publicly. Since they doesn’t speak openly about their sexuality coercive coming out would ruin his life and security. The victim applied to …

Tbilisi, Georgia – Transgender woman was assaulted in Tbilisi, on Tsereteli avenue, approximately at 10 PM June 19. According to her testimony she was physically and verbally abused by 4 men. They were laughing at her with transphobic remarks, whey were asking, if she was male or female, then they attacked her.  Abused Transgender woman …

ირლანდიის პრემიერმინისტრი ლეო ვარადკარი  აშშ-ს ვიცე პრეზიდენტ მაიკ პენსთან შეხვედრაზე თავის პარტნიორთან ერთად მივიდა. მაიკ პენსი ჰომოფობიური განწყობებით გამოირჩევა. ლეო ვარადკარი აშშ-ში, რომელსაც ირლანდიასთან ხანგრძლივი ისტორია აკავშირებს, მიმდინარე კვირაში იყო ჩასული. წმინდა პატრიკის დღის აღსანიშნავად გამართულ წვეულებაზე, რომელიც ვიცე პრეზიდენტის რეზიდენციაში გაიმართა, ვარადკარი პარტნიორ მატ ბენეტთან ერთად მივიდა. ვარადკარმა დატვიტა, რომ პენსების ოჯახმა ისინი “თბილად …

“No to Phobia!” civil platform echoes the fact of ruthless murder of the human rights defenders Vitaly Safarov, 25, and calls on the Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia to re-qualify the criminal case into an organized crime. We believe that the accident of September 30, 2018 once again proved increasing tendency of the hate motivated crimes …

UN Independent Expert on Violence and Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity urges that despite legislative amendments in Georgia, there are significant challenges to protect the rights of LGBT people. Independent expert Victor Madrigal visited Georgia from September 25 till October 5. He met with government officials, LGBT people, NGOs. Independent expert summarize …

Civil society organisations and groups working on protection of human rights in Georgia are extremely concerned about the violence and threats committed on homophobic motives against four activists of the organisation Equality Movement in Tbilisi. We call on law enforcement agencies to investigate the case in a timely and effective manner in order to address …