Carlos Fernandes (activist)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Henriques and the second or paternal family name is Fernandes.

Carlos Anderson Henriques Fernandes (October 12, 1983 – February 26, 2024) was a prominent Angolan LGBT activist as well as the director and a founder of Iris Angola Association, the country's first LGBT organization. His work helped lead to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Angola and improving the country's LGBTI rights.

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