A Georgian transgender model and prominent public figure has been stabbed to death in her apartment in a “premeditated” attack, authorities say, amid criticism of a government crackdown on LGBTQ rights.
The actress and influencer Kesaria Abramidze, 37, was killed in a knife attack on Wednesday, a day after a bill supporting “family values” passed its final reading. The law has been compared to Russia’s “gay propaganda” law and criticised by the European Union and rights groups as stigmatising LGBTQ people.
