Carmen García de Merlo
Carmen García de Merlo | |
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Born | Valdepeñas, Castilla–La Mancha, Spain | 27 March 1962
Nationality | Spanish |
Occupation | COGAM former president 2018-2023 /LGBT activist |
Carmen García de Merlo (born March 27, 1962) is a Spanish lawyer, nurse and civil servant of Madrid City Council. In 2018, she became President of COGAM Lesbian, Gay, Transsexual and Bisexual Collective of Madrid, being the first transgender woman to preside over the organization.[1]
Biography
García de Merlo, a woman,
From her childhood, García de Merlo was aware that she felt like a woman, although her birth certificate reflected that she was
In April 2016, at the age of 54, García de Merlo decided to show herself to society for the first time as a woman, which meant that her relationship with her children was broken.[5][7]
Activism
After her transition, García de Merlo became an activist to fight for the rights of transgender people.[8] In 2017, she became part of the Transcogam group as a volunteer and, in September 2018, she became president of COGAM, being re-elected to the position two years later.[2][9]
Since the beginning of her time as an activist, she has attended debates and interviews in different media, in addition to participating in events and talks in which she highlighted the position of COGAM to continue protecting people's rights,
In 2020, a book was written, "Diverse free and Ours, Lives of LBT women", as part of the Pride activities by COGAM in which 20 stories of women are related, García de Merlo among them.[13]
Documentary film
In 2020, García de Merlo became one of the protagonists of the documentary "Ellas".
References
- ^ a b "Mamá, no soy niño". January 29, 2018.
- ^ a b Actual, Rivas (22 June 2020). "7 días, 7 razones para sentirse orgullos@s (Identidad LGTBI+): Carmen García de Merlo | Rivas Actual".
- ^ Martínez, Miriam. ""Es una gran mentira que el orgullo sea una fiesta"". ctxt.es | Contexto y Acción.
- ^ Peris, Guillermo Peris. "Cogam reelige a Carmen García de Merlo como presidenta". Diario Siglo XXI.
- ^ ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- ^ a b "Así es 'Ellas', la docuserie sobre mujeres trans que toma el relevo a 'Veneno' en Atresplayer Premium". vertele. November 1, 2020.
- ^ a b Yotele, Redacción (November 1, 2020). "Las historias de Valeria Vegas y Lola Rodríguez ('Veneno') llegan a Atresplayer Premium con 'Ellas'". elperiodico.
- ^ a b c d e "Las lecciones de 'Ellas', tras el huracán 'Veneno' en Atresplayer: "Normal no es lo contrario de transexual"". www.elconfidencial.com. November 1, 2020.
- ^ "Inicio". Servimedia. 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Personas trans de más de una veintena de organizaciones, incluida SOMOS, celebran un evento histórico para reivindicar sus derechos". October 22, 2020.
- ^ Taboada, Lucía (2018-11-20). ""Hace dos años que decidí ser yo"". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ "La generación silenciosa llega a la Academia de Cine". Academia de cine.
- ^ "Libro: Diversas, Libres, Nuestras". 22 February 2021.
- ^ a b ""Ellas": cinco mujeres, cinco relatos y 50 años de historia de la transexualidad". www.efe.com.