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Kesaria Abramidze

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Kesaria Abramidze
კესარია აბრამიძე
Abramidze in 2020
Born(1987-08-18)18 August 1987
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR
Died18 September 2024(2024-09-18) (aged 37)
Tbilisi, Georgia
Cause of deathMurder by stabbing
Occupations
  • Blogger
  • actress
  • model

Kesaria Abramidze (Georgian: კესარია აბრამიძე; 18 August 1987 – 18 September 2024) was a Georgian blogger, actress, and model. She was the first openly transgender person in the country to make an appearance on national television. She is widely considered a trailblazer for Georgia’s trans rights.[1]

Personal life

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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]

Career

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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 million followers on Instagram.[7]

Murder

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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 ombudsman, 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][10][11]

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 President Zourabichvili.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Sauer, Pjotr (19 September 2024). "Georgian trans model murdered after parliament passes 'anti-LGBTQ+' law". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ ""სახლში რამდენჯერმე მიუვარდა" – რას ჰყვება მოკლული კესარია აბრამიძის მეგობარი ბრალდებულზე". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (in Georgian). 19 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b "კესარია აბრამიძე — "როცა დედობისთვის მზად ვიქნები, დავრეკავ, 9 თვეში შვილი მეყოლება და ჩამომიყვანენ"". fmabkhazia.com (in Georgian). Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  4. ^ "კესარია აბრამიძე". intermedia.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  5. ^ "კესარია აბრამიძე მის ტრანს მსოფლიოზე საქართველოს წარადგენს". imedinews.ge (in Georgian). 7 March 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  6. ^ "კესარია აბრამიძე: ქართველი კაცების უმეტესობამ არ იცის, სად უნდა მოეფეროს ქალს". tbiliselebi.ge (in Georgian). 16 May 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  7. ^ a b c Mao, Frances (20 September 2024). "Trans woman killed in Georgia day after anti-LGBT law passed". BBC News. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ a b Adamczeki, Ryan (19 September 2024). "Suspect arrested in ruthless murder of Georgia trans woman". The Advocate. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  11. ^ Kincha, Shota (19 September 2024). "Heartbreak in Georgia after murder of prominent trans woman". OC Media. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Murder of Famous Georgian Transwoman Sparks Outcry Amid Anti-LGBT Legislation Adoption". Civil Georgia. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  13. ^ "The President attends to the civil funeral of Kesaria Abramidze". interpressnews.ge. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
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