However, discrimination, harassment, and violence against LGBTQ Georgians by other Georgians and authorities are prevalent, according to the organization. Same-sex relationships are legal and gender recognition is possible in Georgia, according to Outright International. Georgia’s Interior Deputy Minister Alexander Darakhvelidze called the evacuation and the fact that there were no injuries a “victory.” Police safely evacuated Pride attendees and organizers on buses and in taxis before the mob reached festival goers. A mob of 2,000 of those demonstrators broke past police lines and set fire to rainbow flags, vandalized the main stage, and looted the event’s bar, reported The Associated Press. ![]() ![]() On July 8, a horde of 5,000 anti-LGBTQ demonstrators waving Georgian flags and carrying religious icons marched toward the lakeside park where the Pride festivities were getting underway. Tbilisi Pride organizers are pushing to hold Georgia’s government accountable after the anti-LGBTQ demonstrators attacked the Pride festival in the South Caucasus country’s capital, Tbilisi, forcing the event to be canceled at the last minute on Saturday.
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