Silvia Reyes was a pioneering trans activist defending LGBT+ rights who participated in the first pride demonstration held in Barcelona in 1977.
El Barcelona's town hall has posthumously delivered one of the Medals of Honor of Barcelona to the trans activist Silvia Reyes, for his activism dedicated to the recognition, visibility and dignification of the collective LGBTI. Reyes passed away last May at the age of 76.
Born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Although established for more than half a century in Barcelona, was one of the first voices to fight for rights LGTBI + in Spain and participated in the first pride demonstration that took place La Rambla on June 26, 1977. Colita He immortalized her with his arm raised in a photo that has become an icon of the struggle LGTBIQ +.
Jailed for being trans
For being trans she was in the Model prison in the early 70s along with other 37 women in the same situation under Franco's law dangerousness and social rehabilitation. Until the death of the dictator Francisco Franco, could not live in freedom in Spain and that's why he also spent a stage of his life in Paris and Switzerland, where he devoted himself to show business.
Silvia Reyes She was a close friend of the trans woman murdered in the Ciutadella park in 1991 Sonia Rescalvo. She fought for reparation for those who, like her, suffered repression for their gender identity in their later years and never stopped attending demonstrations until the very end. LGTBI +.
