„My childhood was rather difficult. When I was 15, my 20-year-old brother was killed in a car accident. I was the only child left in the family. Not that we put up with his loss, no, but we actually learned to live with a diseased
„Being a reporter is a tough profession. Not only because it requires intellectual abilities and knowledge but because it demands different, sometimes “special”, physical abilities from women. For instance, it is useful if you can run well and do not get easily tired, because you
„The first time I disapproved of school was when I was in the seventh form. This was when the school divided our class I had been with since my first year at school by technical and humanitarian fields. It was very difficult to get along
„Data is my first born. He is now eight. I had a nice, peaceful life, raising my kid, then I gave birth to another child and when my younger kid was two months old, s/he was so active and communicative, that I started comparing her/him
„As a queer activist, most of the time I feel proud and happy; however, frequently, I have equally felt bullied and isolated. Even though the first feeling is predominant, the bullying I’ve suffered is too destructive and being isolated is too disheartening. Being queer means to
„I have been in the field of medicine since I graduated First Medical Institute in Moscow. I worked as head of the Gynecology Department at Maternity House N26 (Moscow) until I moved to Tbilisi together with my family after the civil war. I was appointed
„I am a final year student and study sociology at the Department of Social and Political Sciences of Tbilisi State University. At the same time, I work as a bartender. I have worked as a bartender just for three months, I have two jobs. Before
“I was 20 when I went to see the doctor because I thought I had thyroid problems, but instead it turned out to be the final stage of lymphoma…. The name “Lymphoma” sounded so harmless to me that I did not think it would kill me.
„I have worked on the protection of human rights in the health care system since 2006. From my own personal experience and professional interest I have gained some knowledge about people with disabilities (PWD), especially about children, which I ultimately would like to use for