Imma Battaglia Explained

Imma Battaglia
Native Name:	Immacolata Battaglia
Birth Date:	1960-03-28
Citizenship:	Italian
Known For:	LGBT activism

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

Biography

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

• Nichi Vendola
• Left Ecology Freedom

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'Così si creano parcheggi per i bimbi' Insorgono i sindacati e il centrosinistra. 17 January 2013.
2. Web site: Arriva il Gay Village, Imma Battaglia "Marino invitato, ma scelga lui" – Roma – Repubblica.it . Roma.repubblica.it . 2013-06-18 . 2013-11-02.
3. Web site: Imma Battaglia 'ripescata' – è nel Consiglio Comunale di Roma | Spetteguless . Spetteguless.it . 2013-11-02.
4. Web site: Eva Grimaldi e Imma Battaglia si sposano: l'annuncio. Ajello. Francesca. 6 June 2018. il Giornale.
5. Web site: 2012-05-04 . Gossiptv -Licia Nunez: "Imma Battaglia è la mia fidanzata" . Gossip.excite.it . 2013-11-02.