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Transgender mannequin Kesaria Abramidze is murdered in Georgia, elevating issues about LGBTQ rights and security.
A Georgian transgender mannequin and outstanding public determine has been stabbed to loss of life in her residence in a “premeditated” assault, authorities say, amid criticism of the federal government’s clampdown on LGBTQ rights.
Actress and influencer Kesaria Abramidze, 37, was killed in a knife assault on Wednesday, a day after a invoice supporting “household values” handed its closing studying. The regulation has been in comparison with Russia’s “homosexual propaganda” regulation and criticized by the European Union and human rights teams for stigmatizing LGBTQ individuals.
Abramidze herself has beforehand criticized the federal government’s method to home violence and girls’s rights. In April, she stated she had been compelled to briefly flee overseas, fearing for her life after being attacked by a former associate.
“No to the femicide that happens so typically in our nation!” she posted.
Georgia’s Ombudsman for Rights stated in 2022 that “LGBT+ individuals face persistent discrimination and violence in all areas of life”.