September, the online outlets, alia.ge and resonancedaily.com, published Bregadze’s Facebook
status in which he falsely stated that a lawsuit by LGBTQ organisations and the ombudsman
will legalise same sex marriages as well as the adoption of children by same sex couples in the
near future. Bregadze blamed this development on “Kashia’s LGBT armband and his
support!!!” while adding, “Now you can celebrate a victory over the Kazakh team manned by
shepherds or the Andorran team manned by barbers and fishers!!!” (Mandaria, 2018).
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