The Patriarchate has issued a statement regarding the Tbilisi Pride. Patriarchate appealed to 30 MEPs, the members of the group working on LGBTQ + issues and the ambassadors to refrain from supporting and encouraging Tbilisi Pride.

“The Pride organizers are propagating a non-traditional way of life under the guise of human rights protection. This action carries signs of provocation, conflicts with socially recognized moral norms, and aims to legalize grave sin.

We respect human rights and freedoms, which naturally implies freedom of choice. However, pressuring this choice violates the rights and freedoms of the vast majority of our society.

Furthermore, such activities do not even protect the interests of LGBTQ + but contribute to certain dividends for a small group, and the artificial emergence of aggression against LGBTQ +”, - reads the statement of the Patriarchate.