Ithaca College

Fundamental is a mini docu-series created by the Global Fund for Women. Learn more about the series here. 

Monday, June 8th, at 4pm-5pm EST: Episode 3: Living Out Loud (Georgia) - Facilitated by Luca Maurer (LGBT Center) and Hierald Osorto (Religious and Spiritual Life). Tonight we will screen the 17-minute episode and then reflect on what we watched. There will be a guided discussion for all attendees to participate in. 

This event will be the third of a 6-part series. To see the entire series of events, please refer to this Intercom post. 

While officially a secular nation, church and state are far from separate in Georgia, where homophobia is common. The Christian Orthodox Church holds great power including among government officials, resulting in homophobic and transphobic violence and discrimination throughout the country, hate crimes and murders, and state-ordered threats against LGBTQI+ individuals and activists.

At the same time, the feminist and LGBTQI+ movements in Georgia are growing stronger and more organized. In “Living Out Loud,” we meet Eka Aghdgomelashvili, a Georgian feminist activist and trailblazer who led successful efforts to pass anti-discrimination laws in this former Soviet state. We also meet a young artist, Eka Tkemeladze, and fellow community activists who are mobilizing in the tense days leading up to the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) rally.

To receive the zoom link and pre/post-event materials, please register on Cognito or Engage. These events count as "Leading in a Diverse World" SLI credit - students who register in Engage and attend all 6 events can earn a certificate. 

Please direct any questions or request for accommodations to Sam Elebiary at selebiary@ithaca.edu.