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Trans activist Bella Bautista makes history as first-ever trans contestant of Miss Georgia USA

Trans activist Bella Bautista makes history as first-ever trans contestant of Miss Georgia USA

Trans activist Bella Bautista is to make history as the first-ever trans contestant of Miss Georgia USA after winning the coveted Miss Buckhead USA title. The 22-year-old, who is preparing to compete in the upcoming Miss Georgia USA pageant from June 12, recently shared her uncertainty about how she

Georgian trans activist left with concussion after being hit with a brick, just one month after the killing of another trans woman

Georgian trans activist left with concussion after being hit with a brick, just one month after the killing of another trans woman

A suspect has been arrested after Nata Talikishvili, a trans activist in Georgia, was left with concussion after being hit with a brick in Tbilisi on October 20, just a month after the killing of another trans woman, Kesaria Abramidze, reflecting the worsening climate for LGBTQ+ rights in the countr

Georgian Nightmare: Georgia’s ruling party passes law curbing LGBTQ+ rights, banning gender transitions and outlawing Pride marches

Georgian Nightmare: Georgia’s ruling party passes law curbing LGBTQ+ rights, banning gender transitions and outlawing Pride marches

Shalva Papuashvili, a Georgian parliamentary speaker, has signed into law a “family values” bill curbing LGBTQ+ rights, just weeks before a high-stakes parliamentary election. Lawmakers from the ruling Georgian Dream party, which says the law is necessary to protect Georgia’s Orthodox Christian chur

Actress and influencer Kesaria Abramidzem, the first person in Georgia to publicly come out as trans, is “stabbed to death” in “premeditated attack”

Actress and influencer Kesaria Abramidzem, the first person in Georgia to publicly come out as trans, is “stabbed to death” in “premeditated attack”

A man has been arrested after Kesaria Abramidze, 37, a Georgian trans model and prominent public figure, was stabbed to death in her apartment in a “premeditated” attack, amid criticism of a government crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights. The actress and influencer was killed in a knife attack on Wednesday,

LGBTQ+ people in Georgia under threat after lawmakers pass law curbing LGBTQ+ rights

LGBTQ+ people in Georgia under threat after lawmakers pass law curbing LGBTQ+ rights

LGBTQ+ communities in Georgia, where the conservative Orthodox Church is highly influential, are under threat after Georgian lawmakers approved the final reading of a law on “family values and the protection of minors” that would provide a legal basis for authorities to outlaw Pride events and publi

Elska shines a light on Tbilisi, Georgia for its latest issue

Elska shines a light on Tbilisi, Georgia for its latest issue

Inside, readers can get to know a cross-section of ordinary gay, bi and queer men from this most beautiful corner of the former Soviet Union, presenting them through intimate photography and personal storytelling.

Journalist dies after attack by anti-LGBTQ+ protestors in Georgia

Journalist dies after attack by anti-LGBTQ+ protestors in Georgia

Demonstrations have been held in Georgia after a journalist was killed by anti-LGBTQ+ mobs which disrupted a Pride event.

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