In the Georgian capital Tbilisi, thousands of people are gathered together to defend the rights of sexual minorities. Yle News reporter Liisa Lehnus says on site that the demonstration has brought to the scene also plenty of gay opponents. "The atmosphere is quite tight. The Orthodox Church has appealed to the entire demonstration ban" she says. Gay demonstration opponents consider homosexuality as an illness. The Orthodox Church has said that 99 percent of the Georgian population
is "normal" and this is just one percent minority propaganda.In Georgia
LGBT discrimination is prohibited by law, but the conservative orthodox
culture clearly condemns gay sexuality and violence against sexual
minorities is common and they think Finland's representation is not suitable for children's eyes. "Georgians are a traditional people. Orthodox believers will never accept that homosexuals roam the streets. They do not have rights and they should not exist at all", says one of the anti-gay protesters."I don't want my children to see this studpid video on TV!" says another. Is Georgia where Eurovision is heading next?
(YLE News original article here)
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