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Kesaria Abramidze (18 August 1987 – 18 September 2024) was a pioneering Georgian blogger, actress, and model known for being the first person in Georgia to publicly identify as transgender.

KESARIA ABRAMIDZE PROFILE

KESARIA ABRAMIDZE BIOGRAPHY

Kesaria Abramidze was born on 18 August 1987 in Georgia.

18.

Rights groups have linked the killing to the new anti-LGBT law, arguing the government's promotion of it had fuelled transphobic hate crime.

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, who opposed the new law, said the "horrendous murder" raised urgent questions about hate crimes and discrimination.

The legislation from Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze's government severely restricts rights for LGBT people.

17, Georgia’s parliament passed anti-LGBTQ+ legislation that includes bans on same-sex marriage, adoption by same-sex couples, favorable media portrayals of LGBTQ+ people, gender-affirming care and changing genders on official documents. She was the first publicly transgender individual in Georgia, bravely sharing her journey of transition.

KESARIA ABRAMIDZE NET WORTH

Kesaria Abramidze net worth was not documented.

DEATH

On 18 September 2024, Abramidze was found murdered in her home on the outskirts of Tbilisi, just one day after the Georgian Parliament passed a contentious LGBT propaganda bill.

It introduces a ban on same-sex marriage, gender-affirming surgeries, child adoption by non-heterosexuals and the promotion of same-sex relationships in schools.

The bill sailed through parliament on Tuesday in an 84-0 vote, despite criticism from rights groups.

The ruling party said the "Protection of Family Values and Minors" bill was designed to protect a majority of Georgians seeking protection from "LGBT propaganda".

But local LGBT rights campaigners said the government had used homophobic and transphobic language and ideas in promoting the bill.

Several activists directly linked what they said was the government's harmful rhetoric to the killing of Ms Abramidze.

“And it was remarkable to me how many members of our English-speaking congregation were there just to support. He called on the Georgian government to withdraw the law.

The legislation undermines the "fundamental rights of the people" and increases discrimination and stigmatisation, he added. Kesaria Abramidze was killed just one day after the Georgian parliament passed the anti-LGBTI law,” wrote German lawmaker Michael Roth, the social democratic chair of the country's foreign affairs committee.

European Union figures had already condemned the legislation when it passed earlier this week, saying it further jeopardised the country's stated aim of joining the EU.

Josep Borrell, the EU's foreign policy chief, said the law was "further derailing the country from its EU path".

30. [Abramidze] was notorious about trans rights and the women’s rights,” he said.

Schubladze once was a Roman Catholic seminarian before his sexuality got him expelled. 18. She gained visibility through an underwear advertisement in 2015 and appeared as a guest on various television shows, including Psychopath Games and Zhure Katsat, hosted by Davit Kovziridze.

That’s why she was loved by everyone.”

During their early years as activists, Schubladze and Abramidze “were like two hands of the same body,” Schubladze said, though the two of them agreed they’d speak for themselves.

“I cannot talk on behalf of the women, women can talk for themselves. She underwent gender-affirming surgery in 2014, a significant step in her journey.

“She was very beautiful, was a very talented actor, and she was always very positive during her interviews. The legislation mirrors similar laws passed in Russia.

Abramidze’s death came as a shock to Thoma Lipartiani, an Episcopalian who started and led St. Nino’s Episcopal Mission in Tbilisi six years ago.

When he came to the New York area, which has the largest Georgian population outside Europe, he began researching Protestant denominations, looking for a place of belonging.

Following her transition, Abramidze became a prominent figure in the media.

Eventually, through an online connection with Lipartiani, he found All Saints’.

Georgians, he said, are “very spiritual,” but often don’t fit with Orthodox teachings, which, he said, are not rooted in Christian love.

Along with the Rev. Steven Paulikas, All Saints’ rector, he started the Georgian American Fellowship.