Kesaria Abramidze
Kesaria Abramidze | |
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კესარია აბრამიძე | |
.jpg) Abramidze in 2020 | |
| Born | Keso Abramidze 18 August 1987 |
| Died | 18 September 2024 (aged 37) Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Cause of death | Murder by stabbing |
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Kesaria Abramidze (Georgian: კესარია აბრამიძე; 18 August 1987 – 18 September 2024) was a Georgian blogger, actress and model. She was the first person in the country to publicly admit to being transgender.[1]
Biography
[edit]Abramidze was born in Tbilisi on 18 August 1987.[2]
Before transitioning, Abramidze's genetic material was frozen outside the country.[3] She announced that she had undergone gender-affirming surgery in 2014, appearing the following year in an underwear advertisement.[3]
Abramidze was a guest on several shows, including the television series Psychopath Games and Davit Kovziridze's show Zhure Katsat.[4] Abramidze participated in the Miss Trans Global beauty pageant and represented Georgia.[5] She later became the host of First House on Rustavi 2.[6] She became an influencer and had over half a milion followers in Instagram.[7]
Murder
[edit]Abramidze was found murdered on 18 September 2024 at her home on the outskirts of Tbilisi, just one day after the Parliament of Georgia passed the Georgian LGBT propaganda bill. She was 37.[8][9] Michael Roth, the chairman of Bundestag's Committee on International Relations, directly connected Abramidze's murder to the new anti-LGBTQ+ law and Social Justice Center stated that "political homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia have become central to the government’s official discourse and ideology".[7][10] The murder caused shock in the country and was condemned by the Georgian attorney general, Levan Ioseliani; the country's president, Salome Zourabichvili, who proposed that it should be a wake-up call for society as a whole and murder should not go unpunished, and by the spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office.[7][11][10]
The next day, a 26-year-old person was arrested at Kutaisi International Airport, who was allegedly in a relationship with the model and had previously threatened her.[9] In a post in April of that same year, Abramidze had already reported both physical and psychological abuse by her partner.[12]
Her civil funeral took place on 22 September 2024 and was attended by Georgian president Salome Zourabichvili.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "კესარია-კესო აბრამიძე". intermedia.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "„სახლში რამდენჯერმე მიუვარდა" - რას ჰყვება მოკლული კესარია აბრამიძის მეგობარი ბრალდებულზე". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 19 September 2024.
- ^ a b "კესარია აბრამიძე — "როცა დედობისთვის მზად ვიქნები, დავრეკავ, 9 თვეში შვილი მეყოლება და ჩამომიყვანენ"".
- ^ "კესარია აბრამიძე". intermedia.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "კესარია აბრამიძე მის ტრანს მსოფლიოზე საქართველოს წარადგენს" (in Georgian). 7 March 2018.
- ^ "კესარია აბრამიძე: ქართველი კაცების უმეტესობამ არ იცის, სად უნდა მოეფეროს ქალს". tbiliselebi.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ a b c ((Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0lnpn019xo%7Ctitle=Trans woman killed in Georgia day after anti-LGBT law passed|work=BBC News|first=Frances|last=Mao|date=20 September 2024]]
- ^ "Detienen a un hombre por asesinar a puñaladas a Kesaria Abramidze, la mujer transgénero más famosa de Georgia". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Asesinan a la transgénero más famosa de Georgia un día después de aprobarse una ley anti LGTBI". El Español (in Spanish). 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Suspect arrested in ruthless murder of Georgia trans woman". www.advocate.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ Kincha, Shota (19 September 2024). "Heartbreak in Georgia after murder of prominent trans woman". OC Media. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Murder of Famous Georgian Transwoman Sparks Outcry Amid Anti-LGBT Legislation Adoption". Civil Georgia. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ The President attends to the civil funeral of Kesaria Abramidze
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