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Brigitte Vasallo
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| Born | 1973 (age 51–52) |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Writer and activist |
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... (2013) |
Brigitte Vasallo (born in 1973 in Spain) is a Spanish writer and activist. She is known for her work on antiracism, feminism, and LGBTI rights. She often writes about how different forms of unfairness, like racism and sexism, can affect people. She also explores different ways people can have relationships.
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About Brigitte Vasallo
Brigitte Vasallo's family moved from Galicia to France and then to Catalonia, Spain. She has spent a lot of her adult life in Morocco. Living there helped her see how people in Western countries sometimes think their way of life is the only right way. This experience shaped her views on culture and society.
She writes for many different news outlets, like eldiario.es and Pikara Magazine. She also gives many talks and lectures. Brigitte Vasallo teaches at the Autonomous University of Barcelona in a program about gender and communication.
Her Work and Ideas
Brigitte Vasallo's work focuses on two main areas. She looks at how different types of unfairness, like racism and misogyny (hatred of women), often connect. She pays special attention to how these issues affect Muslim women.
Fighting for Fairness
Brigitte Vasallo talks about how some groups use ideas like feminism or LGBTI rights to hide other problems. For example, she points out when these important ideas are used to justify being unfair to people from other countries. She believes that fighting for women's rights and LGBTI rights should be about true fairness, not just a way to make one group look better than another.
Thinking About Relationships
Brigitte Vasallo also explores different ways people can have loving relationships. She questions the traditional idea of monogamy, where people only have one partner. She suggests that love doesn't have to be like a limited item that only one person can have.
..... She explains that if people only focus on themselves, these new ways of relating might still repeat old power struggles. She encourages people to think about how they treat others in all kinds of relationships.
Books by Brigitte Vasallo
Brigitte Vasallo has written several books that share her ideas.
- ...: adventures from Raval and other contemporary f(r)ictions (2013).
- Unhealthy Minds. Feminist Ointments for Everyday Ailments (2020).
- Inclusive Language and Class Exclusion (2021).
See also
In Spanish: Brigitte Vasallo para niños
