Margarita Sánchez De León
Margarita Sánchez De León (born ca. 1956) is a Puerto Rican minister and activist for human rights and LGBT rights. She is a Stonewall Award laureate of the Anderson Prize Foundation.[1]
Biography
[edit]The University of Puerto Rico awarded her a bachelor's degree in Art and Literature,[2] while the Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico awarded her a master's degree in Religion. Sánchez De León also completed coursework towards a Ph.D. while a student at the Graduate Theological Foundation. In addition to Spanish, Sánchez De León speaks English and Portuguese.[2] She served as pastor for Metropolitan Community Church congregations in San Juan, Puerto Rico, London, and currently lives in Lisbon, Portugal.[2] Sanchez De Leon also served as Executive Director of Amnesty International, Section of Puerto Rico. She married Frida Kruijt and they are parents of twins.[2][3] At the age of 42, she was a 1998 Stonewall Award laureate of the Anderson Prize Foundation.[4][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Practicing lesbian makes perfect. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ a b c d "Rev. Elder Margarita Sánchez De León". Metropolitan Community Churches. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "Madre lesbiana comparte emotivo testimonio en el Senado". Primera Hora. 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ Here Publishing 1998, p. 15.
Bibliography
[edit]- Here Publishing (22 December 1998). "The Advocate". The Advocate the National Gay & Lesbian Newsmagazine. Here Publishing. ISSN 0001-8996.
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