Friday, December 5, 2025

Georgian Church distances itself from anti-gay violence

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Clerics addressing the anti-gay demonstrators with megaphone Friday. (DFWatch photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian church is distancing itself from the violence on May 17, but maintains that LGBT propaganda is not acceptable.

Patriarch Ilia II commented on the violent clashes between his parishioners and LGBT campaigners in Tbilisi.

Ilia II called

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Georgian Church mobilized thousands against LGBT event

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The Georgian Orthodox Church mobilized thousands of people in Tbilisi to prevent activists for the rights of sexual minorities to peacefully mark the International Day Against Homophobia. (DFWatch photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Thousands of parishioners and clerics from the Georgian Orthodox Church May 17 prevented LGBT rights activists from carrying through a peaceful rally against homophobia in downtown Tbilisi.

According to the health minister, the day ended with 28

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Gay rights protesters driven out of Tbilisi, many injured

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Orthodox Christian activists successfully prevented a peaceful demonstration against homophobia in Tbilisi Friday. Twenty eight people were injured. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Orthodox Christian activists Friday successfully prevented a peaceful demonstration to mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia in Tbilisi.

After numerous violent incidents throughout the day which led to more than twenty people being

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Activists planning to prevent gay rights rally in Tbilisi

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Last year’s demonstration in front of the parliament building in Tbilisi. (DFWatch photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–An announced gay rights rally is causing outrage among different groups in Georgia who plan to interrupt the rally May 17 and organize parallel rallies against LGBT people in the country.

Non-governmental organizations which work with defending

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Gay rights activists rally in Tbilisi May 17

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Activists plan to gather outside the old parliament building in Tbilisi. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Human right organizations and gay rights activists plan a flash mob event May 17 outside the old parliament building in Tbilisi.

The flash mob will last half hour and the purpose is to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, which is marked in

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Georgian morning show anchors criticized Elton John

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Davit Katsarava and Salome Gogiashvili, hosts of Imedi TV’s morning show. (Screen grab.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — Two well-known Georgian TV anchors are accused of having used a homophobic slur.

January 18, one of the anchors of a morning talk show on Imedi TV said: ‘I’m honestly sorry for both surrogate children of Elton John’. The other one

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