What is Pedro Zerolo?
[[File:Pedro Zerolo en la rueda de prensa previa al pleno de septiembre de 2013.jpg|thumb|Zerolo in September 2013]] '''Pedro González Zerolo''' (20 July 1960 &ndash; 9 June 2015) was a [[Spanish people|Spanish]] [[lawyer]], [[politician]], [[activist]] and town [[councillor]]. He was a member of the [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party]]. Zerolo, who was [[gay]], helped Spain become the first country to recognise [[same-sex marriage]]. Zerolo was born in [[Caracas]], [[Venezuela]]. He [[Same-sex marriage|married]] Jesús Santos, his partner of ten years, in a civil ceremony in October 2005. Zerolo died from [[pancreatic cancer]] on 9 June 2015 in [[Madrid]]. He was 55.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pedro-zerolo-activist-who-helped-spain-become-first-country-to-recognise-samesex-marriage-passes-away-aged-55-10314377.html|title=Pedro Zerolo: Activist who helped Spain become first country to recognise same-sex marriage passes away aged 55|work=[[The Independent]]|date=11 June 2015|accessdate=13 June 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Commons category}} {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Zerolo, Pedro}} [[Category:1960 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Gay men]] [[Category:LGBT lawyers]] [[Category:Spanish LGBT politicians]] [[Category:LGBT rights activists]] [[Category:People from Caracas]] [[Category:People from the Canary Islands]] [[Category:Politicians from Madrid]] [[Category:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politicians]] <!--[[Category:Spanish LGBT people]]--> {{Bio-stub}}