Rusudan Gotsiridze
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| Born | Rusudan Gotsiridze 8 February 1975 |
Rusudan Gotsiridze (Georgian: რუსუდან გოცირიძე; born 8 February 1975, Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union) is a bishop of the Evangelical Baptist Church of Georgia and a women's rights activist.[1] She was the first female Baptist bishop in Georgia.[2] She has advocated against gender violence and for women's equality, and created interfaith dialogues to support religious minorities.[3] She was also one of the first members of the religious community in Georgia to publicly support the rights of the LGBT community.[3] She also spoke at the 6th United Nations Forum on Minority Issues about religious minorities in Georgia.[4]
She received a 2014 International Women of Courage award.[1]
External links
- Cup of Tea Theology: Bishop Rusudan Gotsiridze's talk at TEDxTbilisi
- Bishop Gotsiridze's Twitter account
References
- ^ a b "Bios of 2014 Award Winners". state.gov.
- ^ "TEDx Tbilisi Talk: Rusudan Gotsiridze". GenEq Georgia.
- ^ a b http://www.awiu.org/2014/04/15/introducing-bishop-rusudan-gotsiridze-of-georgia-a-2014-international-woman-of-courage/
- ^ "Georgia: Bishop Rusudan Gotsiridze speaks at the 6th UN Forum… · News · Minority Voices Newsroom". minorityvoices.org.