Michelle Suarez Bertora

Michelle Suarez Bertora

Country

Uruguay

Birth - Death

1983 -

Occupation

Politics, Law

Description

Transgender lawyer elected to the Uruguayan Parliament in 2014, being the first transgender individual to be elected in that position. Subsequently appointed a Senator in 2017.

LGBTQ activist and member of Ovejas Negras, an activist organization.  

See Also

• First Out Elected Politicians
• Transgender Politicians

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.elobservador.com.uy/michelle-suarez-es-un-triste-honor-ser-la-primera-trans-el-parlamento-n291658
• http://xqsimagazine.com/tag/michelle-suarez-bertora/
• http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/10/11/uruguay-has-appointed-its-first-transgender-senator/