Family Purity Day
Queer rights activists mark 17 May in Tbilisi under heavy police presence; Church takes to streets
Queer rights activists successfully marked International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on 17 May in Tbilisi, under heavy police presence. Meanwhile, priests and supporters of Georgia’s Orthodox Church took to the city’s central streets to mark ‘Family Purity Day’. The day passed largely without violence. Safety concerns Around 200 queer rights activists gathered in front of the government Chancellery building at 10:00, after police escorted them from two separate lo
