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]
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]
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]
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]