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The Guardian - UK
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Pjotr Sauer

Georgian trans model murdered after parliament passes ‘anti-LGBTQ+’ law

Kesaria Abramidze
Kesaria Abramidze was described as a ‘trailblazer for Georgia’s trans rights’. Photograph: Screengrab

A well-known Georgian transgender model has been murdered, local officials said, a day after the government passed legislation that will impose sweeping curbs on LGBTQ+ rights in the country.

Georgia’s interior ministry said Kesaria Abramidze, 37, was believed to have been stabbed to death in her apartment in suburban Tbilisi on Wednesday.

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