Ángeles Álvarez
Ángeles Álvarez | |
|---|---|
 Álvarez in 2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ángeles Álvarez Álvarez 12 February 1961 Molacillos, Zamora, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Political party | PSOE |
| Spouse(s) | Teresa Heredero (m. 2005) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Ángeles Álvarez Álvarez (born 12 February 1961) is a Spanish politician and feminist activist. She is a deputy for Madrid in the XII Legislature is currently a spokesperson for equality of the PSOE in the Congress of Deputies. She has a long history in defense of the women's rights. In 1999, she was the author of a pioneering guide on gender violence.[1]
Álvarez and Teresa Heredero were the first two lesbians to marry in Madrid in 2005 is a ceremony carried out by Pedro Zerolo.[2] She was the first member of Cortes Generales to openly come out as lesbian in 2013.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Ángeles Álvarez: 'No soy la única diputada lesbiana del Congreso'". El Mundo. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Ángeles Álvarez - WorldPride Madrid 2017". www.worldpridemadrid2017.com. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
Categories:
- 1961 births
- Lesbian politicians
- LGBT legislators in Spain
- Living people
- Madrid city councillors (2007–2011)
- Members of the 10th Congress of Deputies (Spain)
- Members of the 12th Congress of Deputies (Spain)
- People from the Province of Zamora
- Spanish feminists
- Women members of the Congress of Deputies (Spain)