Georgian Protesters Storm LGBT Office, Tear Down Pride Flags And Replace Them With National Flag

Chris Menahan
InformationLiberation
Jul. 05, 2021

Georgian protesters on Monday forced the cancellation of an LGBT pride march after storming the office of an LGBT lobby group, tearing down their pride flags and replacing them with Georgia's national flag.

Georgian protestors storm LGBT office, force Pride march to be cancelled. Pull down Rainbow flag, replace it with national flag. pic.twitter.com/BiHxxHrLIB
— Richard Hanania (@RichardHanania) July 5, 2021

A sad and embarassing day for #Georgia 🇬🇪. Far-right protesters went on a rampage during #Tbilisi Pride today, breaking into the @TbilisiPride office to tear down the 🏳️‍🌈 flag as police stood by and watched.

TbilisiPride was forced to cancel their event pic.twitter.com/jpJFkOaApx
— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) July 5, 2021

Calls for US and EU sanctions. https://t.co/mvn8EfRmUp
— Richard Hanania (@RichardHanania) July 5, 2021

This is what anti-imperialism looks like:

#Georgia 🇬🇪: a man on a scooter reportedly tried to drive into a group of journalists as they were reporting on the anti-pride violence in #Tbilisi.

Source: https://t.co/SpUIIzAzRa pic.twitter.com/HSffPvAoVL
— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) July 5, 2021

Today the @GovernmentGeo stands asside as a far-right mob marches through #Tbilisi, tearing down 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 flags.

Tomorrow that same government will once again turn to Brussels and claim it is committed to pursuing EU-membership https://t.co/8XG5LEqJV6
— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) July 5, 2021

From Reuters, "LGBT+ campaigners in Georgia call off pride match after office attack":

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.

[...] 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.

[...] Campaigners said some of their equipment had been broken in the attack and that they had been forced to cancel.

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