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Voice | ‘I was kidnapped by my family’

Devran Ibrahimsoy, 25, did not receive his family’s support when he discovered his gender identity; after he fled to Baku, they even kidnapped him.

Voice | ‘I was kidnapped by my family’

Devran Ibrahimsoy, 25, did not receive his family’s support when he discovered his gender identity; after he fled to Baku, they even kidnapped him.

Georgians take queerness and gender-bending to TikTok 

Queer Georgians are increasingly flocking to TikTok to explore and express their identities.

Georgians take queerness and gender-bending to TikTok 

By Shota Kincha

Queer Georgians are increasingly flocking to TikTok to explore and express their identities.

ECHR rules against Georgia for ‘grossly inappropriate’ and ‘homophobic’ police raid

The Georgian state was found responsible for the inhuman or degrading treatment of activists and discrimination.

ECHR rules against Georgia for ‘grossly inappropriate’ and ‘homophobic’ police raid

The Georgian state was found responsible for the inhuman or degrading treatment of activists and discrimination.

Transgender woman turned away from hospital after being stabbed in Baku

The woman, who was stabbed multiple times in her home, was sent away after receiving only basic first aid.

Transgender woman turned away from hospital after being stabbed in Baku

The woman, who was stabbed multiple times in her home, was sent away after receiving only basic first aid.

One dead and another injured in attacks on transgender women in Baku

Queer rights activists have sounded the alarm, warning that it is a part of ‘hunt’ against transgender women in Azerbaijan.

One dead and another injured in attacks on transgender women in Baku

Queer rights activists have sounded the alarm, warning that it is a part of ‘hunt’ against transgender women in Azerbaijan.

Probe launched after Georgian transgender woman allegedly beaten by police

The incident took place shortly after another transwoman attempted to self-immolate in protest of the Georgian government’s ‘negligence’ during the pandemic.  

Probe launched after Georgian transgender woman allegedly beaten by police

The incident took place shortly after another transwoman attempted to self-immolate in protest of the Georgian government’s ‘negligence’ during the pandemic.  

Transgender woman sets herself on fire in Tbilisi

She was protesting government ‘negligence’ during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Transgender woman sets herself on fire in Tbilisi

She was protesting government ‘negligence’ during the COVID-19 outbreak.

No place for transgender people in Georgia’s labour market

The chronic instability of Georgia's workplaces meets social stigma

No place for transgender people in Georgia’s labour market

By Tamuna Chkareuli

The chronic instability of Georgia's workplaces meets social stigma

Transgender employee attacked in Spar supermarket in Tbilisi

The incident is the third attack on an employee of Spar in Tbilisi in the last two months after a 20-year-old cashier was murdered in December.

Transgender employee attacked in Spar supermarket in Tbilisi

The incident is the third attack on an employee of Spar in Tbilisi in the last two months after a 20-year-old cashier was murdered in December.

Georgian transgender man appeals to ECHR over gender recognition

Gender reassignment surgery is a prerequisite for changing the sex marker in official documents change in Georgia.

Georgian transgender man appeals to ECHR over gender recognition

Gender reassignment surgery is a prerequisite for changing the sex marker in official documents change in Georgia.