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). 144