How Russia Weaponises LGBTIQ+ People: The Case Of Georgia

How Russia Weaponises LGBTIQ+ People: The Case Of Georgia

What if anti-LGBTIQ+ narratives aren’t just culture wars but part of a strategy to destabilise democracies? In this episode of Beyond Queer Politics, Rémy Bonny explores how Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) targets LGBTIQ+ communities across Europe. With Tamar Jakeli and Giorgi Tabagari from Tbilisi Pride, we break down the situation in Georgia from rising hostility on the ground to the role of disinformation, political actors, and foreign influence, including Russia. As elections approach in Hungary, we also look at what happens when disinformation shapes political power and what to do if election results are challenged. In this episode: * What FIMI actually looks like in practice * Why LGBTIQ+ people are targeted * How disinformation turns into political power * Lessons from Georgia for the rest of Europe 🎧 Beyond Queer Politics is the first podcast focused on how EU politics impacts the lives of LGBTIQ+ people.

Banned from Existence: How Europe’s ‘Anti-LGBT Propaganda’ Laws Are Spreading

Across Europe, governments are increasingly adopting so-called “anti-LGBTIQ+ propaganda” laws designed to silence queer voices. But where did these laws come from and can they be stopped? In this episode of Beyond Queer Politics, host Rémy Bonny speaks with Lithuania's Monika Antanaitytė, Bulgaria's Denitsa Lyubenova and Esther Martinez from our partner organization Reclaim. They unpack how these laws spread from Lithuania to Hungary and Bulgaria, why governments use them to stigmatize LGBTIQ+ communities, and what the historic EU court case against Hungary could mean for the future of queer rights in Europe.