“Enrolling in a university has been the biggest barrier for me, which, unfortunately I haven’t been able to overcome because of the teachers and due to the financial issues. The thing is, most teachers in Telavi do not have an appropriate qualification. In my last
„I learnt to drive a tractor independently. Sometimes the tractor operator, who was a man, did not have time but things in the farm could not wait. I also wanted to do more easily agricultural works usually done manually by women. It takes 3 days
„Saba is 11 years old. He is a rather good-looking, emotional and friendly child. You feel only warmth and positive emotions coming from him. We noticed that Saba had problems when he was 4 years old. He could not speak. He did not have any
“I am Ana Maisuradze, a 29 year-old woman with disabilities from Tbilisi. Currently I am working at the bookshop Santa Esperanza. My favorite pastimes, among others, are books, music, singing, and computer games. I am a graduate of a few universities. In a nutshell, my
„My advice to young people is: take care of each other and do not waste your time
I gave a name to my identity at the age of 17. It was not difficult at all because the realization that I was lesbian came naturally to me. I have liked the company of women since childhood, both socially and emotionally, and when the
“I finished school with honors and enrolled in a medical university. I was eager to keep working in this field. Then I got married, had children and was unable to continue my studies. I have seven children, the eldest is 17, and the youngest is
“I was in the seventh grade of school when I fell in love. We didn’t even know each other, we would communicate our feelings through songs. When I went to his village, I would hear him singing and I sang back. Once, at the village
“I identify myself as queer. I’m neither lesbian, nor bisexual but I prefer girls for relationships. I admitted this to myself about two years ago and initially believed that god would punish me. I was brought up very religious and God-fearing. I did not know