Hundreds of opponents of gay rights have swarmed the se of an LGBT ftival the pal of the untry of Geia, vandalizg the stage, settg fir and lootg the event’s bar
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Hundreds of opponents of gay rights have swarmed the se of an LGBT ftival the pal of the untry of Geia, vandalizg the stage, settg fir and lootg the event’s bar. * georgia lgbt pride *
TBILISI, Geia (AP) — Hundreds of opponents of gay rights on Saturday swarmed the se of an LGBT ftival the pal of the untry of Geia, vandalizg the stage, settg fir and lootg the event’s Geian Interr Mister Aleksandre Darakhvelidze said participants the Tbilisi Pri Ft were safely evacuated om the scene.
Geia has passed laws agast discrimatn and hate crim, but LGBTQ+ rights groups say there is a lack of aquate protectn by law enforcement officials and homophobia remas wispread the socially nservative South Cs natn. Geia Equaly’s missn is to advance fairns, safety and opportuny for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muni and our alli throughout the state. We were able to terview him that same homophobic activists wanted to timidate , they tried to fd out where we were and attacked .
But once aga our hop were dashed by the homophobic activists and some of the orthodox clergy.
workg to advance fairns, safety and opportuny for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muni and our alli throughout Geia. * georgia lgbt pride *
Their statement add that the offic of the Tbilisi Pri anisatn were also raid by "homophobic attackers". "'Growg solidary'Crics have acced the lg Geian Dream party ernment of tacly supportg homophobic and natnalist anisatns are seen as supporters of the lg party and have staged protts agast pro-Wtern opposn anisers nounced Garibashvili's "shameful" statement, sayg enuraged homophobic sentiments and acced his ernment of failg to "protect fundamental human rights" Orthodox Church had lled on supporters to gather Monday afternoon for a public prayer agast the Pri US and EU diplomatic missns Geia, as well as the embassi of 16 more untri, issued a jot statement last week urgg the Geian ernment "to secure the right to peaceful assembly for all people Geia whout exceptn" members of the European Parliament lled on Geian thori a letter last week to ensure Pri marchers the "right to eedom of exprsn and peaceful assembly".