Rusudan Gotsiridze | |
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რუსუდან გოცირიძე | |
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]
Rusudan Gotsiridze | |
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რუსუდან გოცირიძე | |
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]