Margarita Sánchez De León

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]