Rusudan Gotsiridze

Rusudan Gotsiridze 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.[4] She also spoke at the 6th United Nations Forum on Minority Issues about religious minorities in Georgia.[5]

She received a 2014 International Women of Courage award.[6]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.state.gov/s/gwi/programs/iwoc/2014/bio/index.htm
  2. ↑ http://geneqgeorgia.wordpress.com/resources/multimedia/tedx-tbilisi-talk-rusudan-gotsiridze/
  3. ↑ http://www.awiu.org/2014/04/15/introducing-bishop-rusudan-gotsiridze-of-georgia-a-2014-international-woman-of-courage/
  4. ↑ http://www.awiu.org/2014/04/15/introducing-bishop-rusudan-gotsiridze-of-georgia-a-2014-international-woman-of-courage/
  5. ↑ http://www.minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1540/georgia-bishop-rusudan-gotsiridze-speaks-at-the-6th-un-forum-on-minority-issues
  6. ↑ http://www.state.gov/s/gwi/programs/iwoc/2014/bio/index.htm