Werk 13,166 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 LGBT+ campaigners in Georgia call off pride match after office attack MOSCOW, July 5 (Reuters) - LGBT+ campaigners in Georgia called off plans to stage a pride march on Monday after violent groups opposed to the event stormed and ransacked their office in the capital Tbilisi and targeted activists and journalists. Activists launched five days of LGBT+ Pride celebrations last Thursday and had planned a "March for Dignity" on Monday in central Tbilisi, shrugging off criticism from the church and conservatives who said the event had no place in Georgia. The march plan was disrupted on Monday by counter protesters before it could begin. Video footage posted by LGBT+ activists showed their opponents scaling their building to reach their balcony where they tore down rainbow flags and were seen entering the office of Tbilisi Pride. Other footage showed a journalist with a bloodied mouth and nose and a man on a scooter driving at journalists in the street. Campaigners said some of their equipment had been broken in the attack and that they had been forced to cancel. "No words can explain my emotions and thoughts right now. This is my working space, my home, my family today. Left alone in the face of gross violence," Tamaz Sozashvili, one LGBT activist, tweeted. The interior ministry urged activists to abandon their march for security reasons. It said in a statement that various groups were gathering and protesting on Monday and that journalists had been targeted with violence. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/protesters-storm-lgbt-campaigners-office-tbilisi-before-planned-march-2021-07-05/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ8MrfhAuUA/?utm_medium=copy_link Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonsago 7,285 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Myeah.... they probably forgot to read the passages where violence is forbidden. But then again, we love to throw stones at others without looking at ourself and we’ve been justifying violence as a holy act since forever just to fulfill our own frustrations and agendas cause this... this ain’t God’s will sweaty. I hope nobody got seriously injures. I am scared of this world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidward T 2,470 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 if you care this much about gay issues, then you are obviously in the closet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaney 5,515 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Mental illness is a pandemic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldPeaceTreaty 177 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 30 minutes ago, Bae said: Mental illness is a pandemic. The first and the longest pandemic ever. Seems like it has no end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaMaisonGaga 23,884 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 3 hours ago, Squidward T said: if you care this much about gay issues, then you are obviously in the closet 100% lamaisongaga.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbage day 11,843 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 I had a post here suggesting I would run over them but I thought better of it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbage day 11,843 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 38 minutes ago, WorldPeaceTreaty said: The first and the longest pandemic ever. Seems like it has no end. I'm sorry, what? Do people just not read anymore? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldPeaceTreaty 177 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Cookie Woman said: I'm sorry, what? Do people just not read anymore? What is what? What does your "what" means? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloody g 31,746 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 6 hours ago, Squidward T said: if you care this much about gay issues, then you are obviously in the closet this is such an ignorant statement, please do better 『𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝』 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VasilisVas 5,213 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 As I’ve gotten older I’ve become very scared of going to gay bars or gay community events. I feel scared something like this might happen. What a shame. I hope and pray this violence towards lgbt (and everyone actually) comes to an end some day. We need change. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharamon 6,839 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 7 hours ago, Squidward T said: if you care this much about gay issues, then you are obviously in the closet You realize that this comment is hurtful and in a sense homophobic? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,274 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 It's always the religious ones (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VasilisVas 5,213 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 10 minutes ago, RAMROD said: It's always the religious ones My father isn’t religious, but he’s extremely homophobic. I like to give people the benefit of the doubt - even the religious ones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsemanche 97,820 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 7 hours ago, Squidward T said: if you care this much about gay issues, then you are obviously in the closet Can we stop with this stupid narrative? Do you realize that you're literally blaming queer people for homophobia? Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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