Ángeles Álvarez Álvarez (born 12 February 1961) is a Spanish politician and feminist activist. She served as a deputy for

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from 2011 to 2019. She was also a spokesperson for equality of the

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in the Congress of Deputies. She has a long history in defense of

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. In 1999, she was the author of a pioneering guide on gender violence. Álvarez and Teresa Heredero were the first two lesbians to marry in Madrid in 2005 is a ceremony carried out by Pedro Zerolo. She was the first member of

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to openly come out as

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in 2013.

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1961 births Spanish lesbian politicians LGBTQ 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) {{Madrid-politician-stub