"Late last month, my good friends and colleagues Tornike and Levan were attacked by a group of strangers in Batumi, Georgia, just because they were walking down a street with transgender women. Luckily, they thought, the police were quick to come to the scene. But to their horror, the police ALSO attacked my friends.

The police officers detained Tornike and Levan, kicking and dragging them to the police car. At the police station, they spewed homophobic slurs, demanded my friends take off all their clothing, and continued treating them violently and aggressively.

And now, Tornike and Levan have actually been charged with a fine for 'hooliganism and civil disobedience.'
Sign the petition urging Georgian authorities to free Tornike and Levan of all charges and arrest their perpetrators."
Giorgi Tabagari for All Out