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

Mario Alcalde is said to be Spain's first openly LGBT matador, after revealing he is pansexual.

2 days agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Alfredo ArévaloImage caption, Mario Alcalde is Spain's first openly LGBT matadorBy Jessica ParkerBBC News in western SpainSpain'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.

I meet the 31-year-old on a remote farm near the Portuguese border, where he is having a practice session for one of Spain's most notable, and notorious, traditions.

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.

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