Ángeles Álvarez | |
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 Álvarez in 2007 | |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| In office 29 July 2016 – 21 May 2019 | |
| In office 13 December 2011 – 11 January 2016 | |
| Constituency | Madrid |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ángeles Álvarez Álvarez 12 February 1961 Molacillos, Zamora, Spain |
| Political party | PSOE |
| Spouse |
Teresa Heredero (m. 2005) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Ángeles Álvarez Álvarez (born 12 February 1961) is a Spanish politician and feminist activist. She served as a deputy for Madrid from 2011 to 2019. She was also a spokesperson for equality of the PSOE in the Congress of Deputies. She has a long history in defense of 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. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
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