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Homosexual sex is legal in Georgia due to a 2000 law. A message in July 2000 to ILGA confirms that a new criminal code which removed all discriminatory provisions was passed by the Georgian parliament on 22 July 1999 and entered into force on 1 June 2000.Since May 2006, as part of the new Labour Code, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is illegal in employment. The age of consent is equal for both heterosexual and homosexual sex, at 16 years of age. Despite these laws, in Georgia a high level of hostility towards same-sex relationships and diverse gender identities prevails in virtually every aspect of society. Many believe them to be a disease, some see them as a sin, others as a perversion. The human rights of LGBT people are opposed by some prominent human rights defenders and other high-level figures. Stigmatization is so pervasive that most LGBT people are forced out of communities, deprived of any chance to openly express their sexual orientation or gender identity, and suffer from discrimination and hate crimes.

Name: Georgia

Population: 4630800

Capital: Tbilisi - Pop. 1100000

Area: 69700 sq. km/ sq. miles

Language: Georgian

Religion: Orthodox Christianity

Status of Homosexuality: Legal

Telephone Country Code: 995

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Gay refugee warns Georgia ‘cannot be considered safe’ as UK government tries to add to safe list, 2024/Jan/10

Georgia: Right-wing, anti-LGBTQ+ mob storms Tbilisi Pride, setting fire to rainbow flags, 2023/Jul/09

Taliban promises to brutally execute gays if it regains power in Afghanistan, 2021/Jul/14

News cameraman dies after being beaten by a bloodthirsty mob protesting a pride parade, 2021/Jul/13

Tbilisi Pride Organisers Receive Messages Of Support After Attack On Pride March, 2021/Jul/08

LGBT rights: The film about gay love shaking up Georgia, 2019/Dec/23

Georgian far-right groups attempt to storm cinema at gay romance movie premiere, 2019/Nov/09

‘And Then We Danced’ director responds to threat of protests in Georgia, 2019/Nov/07

Gay in Georgia: „If you are Georgian, you need to be a straight man“, 2019/Oct/21

Tbilisi hosted its very first impromptu Pride march, 2019/Jul/09

Tbilisi Pride offices evacuated after death threats and counter-protests, 2019/Jun/20

Stonewall 50: Police refuse to protect Pride after violence in Georgia, 2019/Jun/07

LGBT Supporters Rally In Tbilisi, Despite Fears Of Violence, 2018/May/17

Paata Sabelashvili on Drugs & the LGBT Community, 2018/Mar/29

Georgian President blocks referendum on constitutional gay marriage ban, 2016/Aug/11

Neo-Nazi thugs pelt pro-gay vegan café with sausages, 2016/Jun/01

LGBT Activists In Georgia Face Court Date, 2016/May/17

CoE Report Calls Out Georgia for Discrimination against Religious Minorities and LGBT, 2016/Mar/04

Georgia ranked 23rdin Europe for LGBT rights legislation, 2016/Feb/12

Hate Crime Acquittal Highlights Institutionalized Homophobia in Georgia, 2015/Dec/07

Pavlovian Priests and the Sorry State of LGBT Rights in Georgia, 2015/Sep/03

Eastern partners, 2015/May/20

Georgia Is A Terrible Place To Be Gay, 2014/May/24

Prime Minister of Georgia calls for constitutional same-sex marriage ban, 2014/Apr/08

Gay Rights Roil Former Soviet Georgia, 2013/Aug/19

Georgia: Homophobic violence mars Tbilisi Pride event, 2013/May/17

Crowd Led by Priests Attacks Gay Rights Marchers in Georgia, 2013/May/17

Georgia: IDAHOT rally attacked by thousands of violent protesters, 2013/May/17

Situation of LGBT persons in Georgia, 2012/Jun/17

Orthodox Christians attack gay parade in Georgia, 2012/May/19

Fighting at gay rights march in Tbilisi Georgia, 2012/May/17

Gay Georgia News & Reports, 2009/Jan/01