Angélica Lozano Correa

Angélica Lisbeth Lozano Correa (born 7 May 1976) is a Colombian politician, activist, and congresswoman who has served as a Senator of Colombia from 2018 to 2026. Lozano previously served as a member of the Chamber of Representatives, Mayor of Chapinero under Mayor Luis Eduardo Garzón, and most recently as First Lady of Bogotá during the mayorship of her wife, Claudia López.

Born in Bogotá, D.C., Lozano is the first openly gay member of the Congress of Colombia. She met Claudia López during her time in the Chamber of Representatives. A law graduate from the University of La Sabana, she was one of the leading advocates for the law that legalized same-sex marriage in 2011.

Education Lozano received her law degree from the University of La Sabana, located seven miles north of Bogotá in the city of Chía. She also received informal education through the Leadership Program at the National Democratic Institute in 2004. She worked as a legal advisor to the mayor and focused on indigenous protection. Lozano began her own political career in 2005 when she served as Mayor of the Chapinero district of Bogotá until 2008. In 2014 she was elected to the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia as a Green Alliance Party candidate in Bogotá, becoming the country's first out LGBT legislator at the national level.

In 2011, the Colombian Constitutional Court created a ruling that same-sex couples could register their relationship, under the condition that the country's lawmakers do not pursue a bill that would give same-sex couples the same marriage rights as heterosexual couples. Lozano spoke out against this push for legislation, stating that “human dignity and fundamental rights are not decided in a referendum.” Her public opposition to this proposal is another example of her fight for LGBT rights in Colombia.

Other than LGBTQ issues, Lozano has supported many other initiatives during her time in office. These issues include: increasing the mobility for bicycle use within the city, political reforms to fight corruption in the government, and she is the current spokeswoman of "las veedurías ciudadanas" or the citizen's watchdogs. The main aim of this law project was to create environmental loyalties that would be able to monetarily compensate municipalities for their conservation and mechanisms for which these loyalties can be monitored.

Activism Lozano, who is an out bisexual, is an activist for LGBT rights. This initiative will invest 11 million dollars in LGBT advocacy groups in various developing countries.

Controversy

So far, Lozano's term has not been without controversy. In 2014, Lozano was shown to be in a relationship with a fellow female senator, Claudia López.