Raffaella Corrales
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| Born | 1963 (age 62–63) |
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Political party | Podemos |
Raffaella Corrales Grande (born 1963) is a Spanish politician and LGBTQ rights activist. She currently serves as a member of the Guadalajara Feminist Platform and as co-president of EACEC LGTBI.[1][2]
Life and career
[edit]Corrales came out as transgender publicly in 2018 at the age of 55, though she had known years prior.[3] She is a member of Podemos, a left-wing political party.[4]
Between 2019 and 2023, Rafaella was a councilor for Tórtola de Henares, Guadalajara, as well as LGBTI secretary of Podemos in Castilla-La Mancha.[5][6]
In 2021, she was involved in the March 2021 hunger strike, which advocated for the passing and implementation of Ley Trans, which would allow transgender people in Spain to legally change their gender via self-determination.[7]
In 2022, after announcing her candidacy for mayor of Guadalajara, Corrales was the victim of attempted ridicule by journalist Javier Negre, who referred to her using quotation marks around the word "candidate." After this, Corrales received public support from the then Minister of Equality Irene Montero, the Secretary of State Ángela Rodríguez and regional coordinator José Luis García.[8]
Corrales was a candidate for the Sumar party for the Congress of Deputies in the 2023 Spanish general election in Guadalajara.[9][10] She was endorsed by Ione Belarra, the party leader of Podemos.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Raffaella Corrales, la número 1 de "Sumar" al Congreso por Guadalajara". Guada News (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ↑ "Activista trans Raffaella Corrales aspira a ser candidata de Podemos a Alcaldía para que Guadalajara "respete a todes"". Europa Press (in Spanish). 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ↑ "Raffaella Corrales: "He vivido como no soy casi toda mi vida, pero voy a morir como verdaderamente soy"". Castilla-La Mancha Media (in Spanish). 8 March 2022. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ↑ "Podemos se adhiere en Guadalajara a las concentraciones y huelga en apoyo "al fin del genocidio y por la paz" en Palestina". nuevaalcaria.com (in Spanish). 2024-09-28. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ↑ "Raffaella Corrales". Euforia (in Spanish). 3 November 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ↑ "Raffaella Corrales, activista LGTBI y concejala de Unidas Podemos, lidera la candidatura de SUMAR en Guadalajara". Guadared (in Spanish). 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ↑ "La activista Raffaella Correa se sumó a la huelga de hambre para presionar por la Ley Trans". GuadaTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ↑ "La ultraderecha ridiculiza a la mujer transexual que quiere ser alcaldesa de Guadalajara". El Español (in Spanish). 18 October 2022. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ↑ "Raffaella Corrales encabeza la lista al Congreso de SUMAR por Guadalajara". Cadena SER (in Spanish). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ↑ "Abierta la IV Asamblea Ciudadana de Podemos en la región". La Tribuna de Guadalajara (in Spanish). 2024-11-23. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ↑ Monge, Nuria Fernández (2023-06-19). "Rafaella Corrales candidata de "Sumar" al Congreso por Guadalajara". Guadalajara Diario. Retrieved 2025-06-08.