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The violent spectacle that the Georgian capital saw on July 8 was only torches and pitchforks short of a medieval witch hunt scene. An angry mob came running through the fields to scatter an LGBTQ+ festival, looting and vandalizing everything in its path. Yet, this scene has played out again and again in Tbilisi, with subtle variations, over the past 10 years.
Every time the nation's queer community comes out to claim its share of the widespread space, they are pushed back into the social periphery by crowds led by far-right activists. This year’s event, while openly advertised, was in fact held in private space and access was tickets-based, but that did not prevent the attack from happening. As in previous cases, police failed to contain the mob and arrest its leaders, prompting allegations that authorities are gaming both sides in the nation's ongoing culture war.
Law enforcement was fully aware that a right-wing mob was going to attempt to shut down Pride Fest on July 8, the concluding event of Pride Week Far-right groups like Alt-Info had been openly making threats and mobilizin
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Faith Gay is a founding partner at Selendy Gay.
In a nationally recognized career spanning more than three decades, Faith has been lead counsel in over 35 jury trials and has successfully navigated bet-the-company crises and investigations for scores of Fortune companies. Before founding Selendy Gay, Faith was co-chair of the national trial practice at one of the country’s top litigation firms and a highly respected federal prosecutor. Raised in rural Georgia and a resident of Novel York City, Faith is cozy in courtrooms around the country.
Faith was recently named one of “America’s Top Lawyers” by Forbes and a “Litigation Trailblazer” by the National Law Journal. She is a two-time recipient of Crain’s “ Notable Women in Law” award, and on Crain’s list of “Notable LGBTQIA+ Leaders.” The Office of the Appellate Defender presented Faith with the prestigious Gould Award for Outstanding Appellate Advocacy in She is highly rated by Chambers (in Comm