Rusudan Gotsiridze
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Rusudan Gotsiridze (Georgian: რუსუდან გოცირიძე; born 8 February 1975) is a bishop of the Evangelical Baptist Church of Georgia. She is a political activist for women's rights.[1] In 2014, Gotsiridze received the International Women of Courage Award.[1]
Gotsiridze was the first female Baptist bishop in Georgia.[2] She supports a policy of women's equality. Gotsiridze has spoken out against the use of physical force to harm women. She started a series of discussions between religious groups in order to prevent disagreements and to help minority religions.[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] Gotsiridze spoke at the sixth United Nations Forum on Minority Issues about religious minorities in Georgia.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bios of 2014 Award Winners". state.gov. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ↑ "TEDx Tbilisi Talk: Rusudan Gotsiridze". GenEq Georgia. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "AWIU » Introducing Bishop Rusudan Gotsiridze of Georgia, a 2014 International Woman of Courage". AWIU. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ↑ "Georgia: Bishop Rusudan Gotsiridze speaks at the 6th UN Forum… · News · Minority Voices Newsroom". minorityvoices.org. Retrieved 20 March 2015.