2013 Tbilisi anti-homophobia rally protests

2013 Tbilisi protests
Date17 May 2013 (2013-05-17)
Location
Tbilisi
MethodsDemonstrations, violent clashes
Parties
Georgian Orthodox priests, up to 20,000 "ultra-conservative Orthodox supporters"

A rally against homophobia was held in Tbilisi, Georgia, on May 17, 2013, the International Day Against Homophobia. Gay rights activists holding the rally were met by thousands of protestors opposing homosexuality, who broke through a police cordon and violently pursued them, beating and throwing stones at them.

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