# Titti De Simone

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**Caterina De Simone**, known as **Titti De Simone** (born 15 February 1970) is an Italian politician and was a member of the [Chamber of Deputies](/source/Chamber_of_Deputies_(Italy)) in the 14th and 15th parliaments from 2001 to 2008 for the [Communist Refoundation Party](/source/Communist_Refoundation_Party) (*Rifondazione Comunista*).[1][2] When elected in [2001](/source/2001_Italian_general_election) she was the first openly lesbian member of the Chamber of Deputies.[3]

She was born in [Palermo](/source/Palermo), Sicily. She has a diploma from an [istituto tecnico per il turismo](/source/Istituto_tecnico_per_il_turismo) and is a journalist.[1] In July 2019, she entered into a [civil union](/source/Recognition_of_same-sex_unions_in_Italy) with Francesca (Chicca) Vitucci.[4]

## References

1. ["Caterina De Simone"](https://storia.camera.it/deputato/caterina-de-simone-19700215) (in Italian). *Camera dei deputati - Portale storico*. Parlamento Italiano. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

1. ["Titti De Simone"](https://politici.openpolis.it/politico/350). Openpolis. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

1. Baroni, Monica (2006). ["De Simone, Titti"](https://books.google.com/books?id=851qoMjA3icC&q=Titti%20De%20Simone%20first%20lesbian&pg=PA175). *Routledge International Encyclopedia of Queer Culture*. Routledge. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-136-76181-2. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

1. ["Dopo 15 anni insieme Titti De Simone e Chicca Vitucci unite civilmente (Gallery)"](http://www.gaynews.it/2019/07/22/dopo-15-anni-insieme-titti-de-simone-e-chicca-vitucci-unite-civilmente-gallery/) (in it-IT). *GAYNEWS*. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

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