Michelle Suárez Bértora (21 February 1983 – 22 April 2022)[1] was a Uruguayan activist, lawyer, lecturer, politician, and writer.
Working was cathartic for dealing with her grief and she immediately[2] set out to draft the equal marriage proposal,[7] which was presented to Congress in 2011.
The stereotype of young, "modelish," and eternally beautiful in Suárez's view is absurd and oppressive for all women.
[2][3] Suárez's belief was that prejudices must be addressed by legal standards which are substantive and accompanied by public debate.
In December 2017, Suarez resigned her seat in the senate after she was found guilty in a criminal investigation of forging legal documents while working as an attorney.