Kinto

Kinto

A Kinto (Georgian: კინტო) was a trader or an unemployed person mostly occupied in entertaining others in dukhans (restaurant), popular in Tbilisi in 19th century and early 20th century.The Georgian Kintouri dance in based on the character of the kintos, and portrays them as cunning, swift, and informal. The dance is light natured and fun to watch. Recent research suggests that homosexuality was common among the kinto community and tolerated by the mainstream society, who did not care about the lives of these marginalized peoples. Kinto thus became a symbol of the controversial Tbilisi Pride movement.

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