Lucas Platero
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- Complutense University of Madrid (Bachelor's Degree in Psychology)
- National University of Distance Education (PhD. in Sociology)
Lucas Platero | |
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 Lucas Platero at the Autonomous University of Madrid | |
| Born | 1970 Madrid (Spain) |
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| Occupation(s) | Sociologist, teacher, researcher, and LGBT activist |
| Employer | Rey Juan Carlos University (2013-2014) |
Lucas Platero Méndez (born; 1970) is a Spanish educator and researcher, recognized for his activism in the fight for LGBT rights.
Platero holds a Ph.D. in Sociology and Political Science from the National University of Distance Education (UNED), a degree in Psychology from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), and is a teacher in community social intervention and a researcher.[1][2] He also directs the University General Series of Bellaterra Publishing.[1]
During his student years, he was an activist in several feminist and lesbian organizations, being a founding member of RQTR (Erre que te erre), the first university LGBT association in the Spanish State, established at the Complutense University of Madrid in 1994.[3] His activism evolved into an academic-based form of activism. His research areas include non-normative sexuality, intersectionality of various forms of exclusion, and transformative pedagogy.[3]
He has two main publication lines: on one hand, publications for a specialized academic audience through research journals, focusing especially on transsexuality and gender relations in the Spanish context, as well as the intersectional relationship between disability, gender, and sexuality, and public policies; and on the other, several publications aimed at the general public with a more accessible focus.[3]