🕯️ Murder of Transgender Model Kesaria Abramidze in Georgia
A Hate Crime in a Climate of State-Backed Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies
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🧑🎤 Who Was Kesaria Abramidze?
Kesaria Abramidze (37) was a well-known Georgian transgender model, actress, TV personality, and LGBTQ+ activist.
She represented Georgia at the Miss Trans Star International beauty pageant in Barcelona and was widely recognized for her visibility and advocacy for transgender rights in a deeply conservative society.
She regularly spoke out against:
• Transphobia
• Domestic violence
• Religious extremism
• State-supported discrimination against LGBTQ+ people
🔗 PinkNews profile and background:
https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/09/19/georgia-kesaria-abdramidze-found-dead/
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📍 What Happened?
• Date: 18 September 2024
• Location: Tbilisi, Georgia
• Cause of death: Stabbed to death in her own apartment
Kesaria Abramidze was found brutally murdered, having been stabbed 28 times.
The suspect was identified as Beka Jaiani (26), her former partner.
🔗 Civil Georgia (official report):
Man Sentenced to Life for Brutal Murder of Transgender Model Kesaria Abramidze
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⚖️ Legal Outcome
• The suspect was arrested shortly after the murder
• Georgian prosecutors charged him with aggravated murder
• The court sentenced him to life imprisonment
🔗 Georgian Public Broadcaster – Court decision:
https://1tv.ge/lang/en/news/tbilisi-city-court-sentences-transgender-womans-murderer-to-life-imprisonment/
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🩸 Context: Anti-LGBTQ+ Law and Hate Atmosphere
⚠️ Critical fact:
Kesaria Abramidze was murdered ONE DAY AFTER the Georgian Parliament passed a Russia-style anti-LGBTQ+ law restricting:
• LGBTQ+ expression in media
• Public demonstrations (Pride events)
• Educational content related to sexual orientation or gender identity
Human rights organizations warned that this legislation legitimized hatred and violence.
🔗 Amnesty International warning:
🔗 Euronews on anti-LGBTQ law:
https://tr.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/09/17/gurcistanda-rusyaya-benzer-sekilde-lgbtq-karsiti-yasa-kabul-edildi
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🗣️ Hate Speech and Dehumanization
During the investigation, Georgian media reported that the prosecutor stated the killer referred to Kesaria as:
“a mistake of nature”
This language reflects systemic dehumanization of transgender people in Georgia.
🔗 Georgia Today – Prosecutor’s statement:
Prosecutor: Beka Jaiani called Kesaria Abramidze a ‘mistake of nature’
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🌍 International Media Coverage
🔹 Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL):
Well-Known Georgian Transgender Model Stabbed to Death Amid LGBTQ Rights Backlash
https://www.rferl.org/a/kesaria-abramidze-killing-lgbt-rights-georgia/33126132.html
🔹 Associated Press (AP News):
Man gets life in prison in killing of transgender model in Georgia
https://apnews.com/article/c5bee1fc1248e6122ca2e683297c4be5
🔹 PinkNews:
Trans model found dead after Georgia passes anti-LGBTQ law
https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/09/19/georgia-kesaria-abdramidze-found-dead/
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📢 Human Rights Reactions
• LGBTQ+ organizations stated the murder was not an isolated incident
• UN and EU representatives warned Georgia about state-enabled hate crimes
• Activists linked the murder directly to:
• Political propaganda
• Religious extremism
• Police inaction
• Government silence
🔗 United Nations Georgia – Statement:
https://georgia.un.org/en/231680-take-stand-human-rights-all-stop-discrimination-and-violence-against-lgbtqi-persons-georgia
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🧠 Why This Case Matters
This murder represents:
• A hate crime against a transgender woman
• A direct consequence of anti-LGBTQ legislation
• A failure of the state to protect marginalized citizens
• A warning sign of escalating violence against LGBTQ+ people in Georgia
Kesaria Abramidze became a symbol of:
🕯️ Visibility
🕯️ Resistance
🕯️ The deadly cost of institutionalized hatred
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