Georgia’s patriarch this week called for authorities to block pride, accusing anti-homophobia groups of promoting the “sin of Sodom”. ![]() “It’s a bit like a theocracy,” said one person close to the government, who asked not to be named. ![]() The Georgian Orthodox church, the most trusted institution in the country according to polls, wields enormous power and wants to see the country remain a bastion of conservatism. Photograph: Anka Gujabidze/The GuardianĪn ex-Soviet state nestled in the South Caucasus, Georgia usually finds its way into headlines for its ongoing conflict with Russia or, lately, as a tourist haven with a booming culinary scene. LGBT activists organising Georgia’s first pride week want to get more people used to the idea of queer people in their communities.
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