Rusudan Gotsiridze | |
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რუსუდან გოცირიძე | |
 Michelle Obama, Rusudan Gotsiridze and Heather Higginbottom | |
| 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]
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References
- ^ a b "Bios of 2014 Award Winners". State.gov. Archived from the original on 2014-03-07.
- ^ "TEDx Tbilisi Talk: Rusudan Gotsiridze". GenEq Georgia. Archived from the original on 2014-09-06.
- ^ a b "AWIU » Introducing Bishop Rusudan Gotsiridze of Georgia, a 2014 International Woman of Courage". 2015-04-03. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
- ^ "Georgia: Bishop Rusudan Gotsiridze speaks at the 6th UN Forum… · News · Minority Voices Newsroom". Minorityvoices.org. 7 March 2024.
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