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With this statement, we, the members of the queer community and community-based organisations, are responding to the anti-constitutional remarks of the Prime Minister of Georgia[1], which serve to label us along party lines, instrumentalise and exploit us in the name of retaining power. The Prime Minister’s speculative assertion that the queer community is a culturally …

Equality Movement presents the annual report of the organization. In 2020 Equality Movement has been working in three main strategic directions: Providing LGBTQ community with social and medical services; Mobilizing and supporting the social integration of LGBTQ community; Forming a supportive environment for empowering LGBTQ community in Georgia Due to the pandemic of COVID-19 Equality …

“Equality Movement” and Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity  (ECOM) submitted a joint report on human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity in Georgia. The document aims to update HRCtee members with the recent violations within the LGBT community in Georgia related to the Right to Equality before the …

The Equality Movement conducted a training for political party representatives to raise sensitivity and awareness on LGBT issues. The training was held on July 10-12 with the financial support of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Georgia. Political parties whose representatives participated in the training: The Citizens; The Movement for people; The European Georgia; The …

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 …

The Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary is reacting to important deficiencies of the judicial disciplinary proceedings, which have a negative effect on judicial independence and undermine public trust in the court system. Despite four waves of judicial reforms during the last few years, the system of judicial disciplinary liability does not ensure fairness, …

A man accused of robbery and sexual assault to a transgender woman has been sentenced five years imprisonment. Transgender woman applied to the Equality Movement on August 12 for legal aid. She informed us that she had voluntary sex with an unknown person. thereafter, the person insisted on her to have an unwanted sexual intercourse, but …

December 12, The Equality Awards were given to 9 individuals, activists and supporters of LGBT+ community, who contributed the improvement of LGBT+ rights. The Equality Awards winners were selected by a special jury comprising members of Equality Movement, from the partner NGOs’ and community members. The ninth award was given by Equality Movement to the …

Georgia, Tbilisi -With the help of Equality Movement, transgender women, who were accused of petty hooliganism by police, were freed and those who tried to provoke them with transphobic remarks were fined. On November 5, 2019, transgender women applied to Equality Movement. Two Transgender women have been charged under Article 166 of the Code of …