Dodging the stones hurled at them by rabid clergymen, the small group of activists was forced to flee the scene.
Few who are familiar with the recent history of Georgia, the small, Caucasian country nestled at the crossroads between Western Asia and Eastern Europe, will forget the warm May day exactly one year ago this week when an angry mob of counter protesters, led by a gaggle of black-clad Orthodox priests, attacked a small group of LGBT activists holding a rally to commemorate the International Day Against Homophobia.