She was particularly inspired by one book she read, Elfriede Jelinek's novel Women as Lovers, which kickstarted her feminist analysis of her life experiences.
She then began a gender studies master's degree,[3] during which she also realized how she was oppressed due to her queer and ethnic Armenian identities.
[1] Her master's thesis explored "dominant discourses on sexuality" during the Brezhnev Era of the Soviet Union.
As a child, she felt isolated from Georgian society, and has spoken on her experiences of assimilation.
[1] She graduated from Tbilisi State University in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature.