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Interview with Silvia Reyes Plata

Date
2023
Document type
Audiovisual/sonor
Reference code
AHCB4-707
Link to the online document
Description

The interview with Silvia Reyes Plata, trans activist and pioneer of the LGBTI movement in Catalonia, is an essential oral document to understand the struggle for civil rights in Spain. Recorded in 2023 as part of the Room 910 project, Silvia narrates her arrival in Francoist Barcelona in 1971, the police repression, employment discrimination and her participation in the first demonstration of pride in the State, in 1977. Her voice, clear and excited, gives a face and memory to a history that is often silenced. This testimony is key to understanding how sexual and gender dissidences have contributed to the construction of a more just, plural and democratic Europe. Their inclusion in the digital resource recognizes the living memory of social struggles and the importance of preserving the voices that have paved the way in the defense of human rights.