Extremist Orthodox vs LGBT right defenders in Tbilisi ( Reuters )

Priests and thousands of other Georgians broke through police barricades and forced gay rights activists to flee on Friday, cutting short their rally to mark the international day against homophobia. Holding banners saying Stop Homosexual Propaganda in Georgia and Not in our city , the demonstrators swarmed into a square in central Tbilisi where about 50 Georgians were rallying in support of gay rights. Police escorted the gay rights supporters onto buses and drove them away to avoid violence. Several people, including some journalists, received minor injuries, Georgian media said. We won t allow these sick people to hold gay parades in our country, said Zhuzhuna Tavadze, brandishing a bunch of nettles and adding that she was ready to fight. It s against our traditions and our VIDEO SOURCE: