David Rypel davidrypel@bsky.social

🎦 While it's still a Pride Month, here comes a short documentary film featuring my time at @TbilisiPride. Filmed two years ago, it is now premiering at various events across Europe. I stepped down as Director of Tbilisi Pride in 2021 and after three years of involvement, I left proud of our achievements. I am even prouder today to see the movement continuing to advance with a new wave of inspiring activists. #TbilisiPride was an ambitious project, and over the past years, we accomplished a great deal. However, those years were also incredibly challenging, marked by a constant struggle for survival and pervasive injustice. While Georgian society has become more progressive, the political landscape has deteriorated, with the government increasingly aligning with Russian interests. Sadly, the situation in Georgia is now critical, with a pro-Kremlin oligarchic regime fully capturing the state, threatening human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. Currently, not just Tbilisi Pride, but the entire civil society is facing existential challenges due to the adoption of Russian laws. Despite all these, I hope that our efforts won't go wasted and we will build an inclusive society, where every citizen matters. Also, we still have a proper Pride march to organise in Tbilisi some day ;) Thanks @tanukifilms and @FNFreiheit for your work! youtube.com/watch?v=4yACicEP…