Spain’s LGBT matador: 'More will come out because of me'

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Spain's LGBT matador: 'More will come out because of me'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68226508

Jessica Parker  10 FEB, 2024

Spain's first openly LGBT matador believes more bullfighters will come out, after revealing he is pansexual.

"There have always been gay people in bullfighting, but they didn't say anything," says Mario Alcalde.

Dressed in a small black waistcoat and skin-tight grey trousers, he looks every inch the bullfighter.

But Mario Alcalde also works full-time as a baggage handler at Madrid-Barajas Airport and lives with his family. Bullfighting only pays big bucks for an elite few.

He's now embracing a boost to his profile after telling Spanish newspaper El Mundo he is pansexual - someone who is attracted to another, regardless of their sex or gender.