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FILE - Georgian LGBTQ+ activists attend a rally against homophobia to mark the international day against homophobia, in downtown Tbilisi, Georgia, on May 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov, File)

FILE - Georgian LGBTQ+ activists attend a rally against homophobia to mark the international day against homophobia, in downtown Tbilisi, Georgia, on May 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov, File)

FILE - Opponents of gay rights burn LGBTQ+ flags and symbols as they try to interfere a pride event in Tbilisi, Georgia, on July 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze, File)

FILE - Opponents of gay rights burn LGBTQ+ flags and symbols as they try to interfere a pride event in Tbilisi, Georgia, on July 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze, File)

FILE - A Georgian Orthodox Church clergyman attends a celebration of the Day of Family Purity in the conservative country where animosity toward LGBTQ+ people is strong, in Tbilisi, Georgia, on May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze, File)

FILE - A Georgian Orthodox Church clergyman attends a celebration of the Day of Family Purity in the conservative country where animosity toward LGBTQ+ people is strong, in Tbilisi, Georgia, on May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze, File)

FILE – Georgian Orthodox Church clergymen and supporters gather to celebrate the Day of Family Purity in the conservative country where sentiment is strong against the LGBTQ+ community, in front of parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia, on May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze, File)

FILE – Georgian Orthodox Church clergymen and supporters gather to celebrate the Day of Family Purity in the conservative country where sentiment is strong against the LGBTQ+ community, in front of parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia, on May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze, File)

FILE - Georgians take a part in a religious procession to mark Orthodox Christmas in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Jan. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov, File)

FILE - Georgians take a part in a religious procession to mark Orthodox Christmas in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Jan. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov, File)

A portrait of Kesaria Abramidze, a transgender actor and model who was stabbed to death, is displayed at a vigil near parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Sophiko Megrelidze)

A portrait of Kesaria Abramidze, a transgender actor and model who was stabbed to death, is displayed at a vigil near parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Sophiko Megrelidze)

FILE - Police block opponents of gay rights as they try to interfere a pride event in Tbilisi, Georgia, on July 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze, File)

FILE - Police block opponents of gay rights as they try to interfere a pride event in Tbilisi, Georgia, on July 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze, File)

FILE - Georgians and their children take a part in a religious procession to mark Orthodox Christmas in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Jan. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov, File)

FILE - Georgians and their children take a part in a religious procession to mark Orthodox Christmas in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Jan. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov, File)

FILE - Police detain an opponent of gay rights s and tried to interfere a pride event in Tbilisi, Georgia, on July 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze, File)

FILE - Police detain an opponent of gay rights s and tried to interfere a pride event in Tbilisi, Georgia, on July 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze, File)

FILE - Georgian far right parties and their supporters hold a banner that reads: "No to LGBT darkness," in front of the parliament during a rally against Pride Week in Tbilisi, Georgia, on July 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov, File)

FILE - Georgian far right parties and their supporters hold a banner that reads: "No to LGBT darkness," in front of the parliament during a rally against Pride Week in Tbilisi, Georgia, on July 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov, File)