Imma Battaglia

Imma Battaglia
Immacolata Battaglia
Born1960-03-28
CitizenshipItalian
Known forLGBT activism

Immacolata "Imma" Battaglia (born 28 March 1960) is an Italian left-wing politician and LGBT activist.[1]

Biography

Battaglia with Nichi Vendola in 2002

Battaglia was born in Portici, province of Naples. From the late 1980s to 2000, she was a member of the Centre of Gay Culture "Mario Mieli" as well as its president for more than 5 years. As such she organised the first Gay Pride in Italy (Rome, 1994), and promoted Rome as a possible host for the 2000 World Gay Pride; her efforts were successful and the city was assigned the organisation of such event. The event created controversy in Italian politics because of the contemporaneity with the Great Jubilee of the Roman Catholic Church.[2][3]

Personal life

An open lesbian. Battaglia is currently engaged to Eva Grimaldi.[4] She was previously engaged to Italian actress Licia Nunez.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "'Così si creano parcheggi per i bimbi' Insorgono i sindacati e il centrosinistra". Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Arriva il Gay Village, Imma Battaglia "Marino invitato, ma scelga lui" – Roma – Repubblica.it". Roma.repubblica.it. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Imma Battaglia 'ripescata' – è nel Consiglio Comunale di Roma | Spetteguless". Spetteguless.it. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  4. ^ Ajello, Francesca (6 June 2018). "Eva Grimaldi e Imma Battaglia si sposano: l'annuncio". il Giornale.
  5. ^ "Gossiptv -Licia Nunez: "Imma Battaglia è la mia fidanzata"". Gossip.excite.it. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2013.