Gloria Angélica Careaga Pérez (born 1947) is a Mexican

social psychologist Social psychology is the scientific study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people or by social norms. Social psychologists typically explain human behavior as a result of the re ...

and feminist. She has taught at the Faculty of Psychology in the

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since 1979. She is co-founder of Mexican organization El Closet de Sor Juana and former co-Secretary General of the

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Biography

Careaga Pérez was born in

Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...

on 28 January 1947. She received her bachelor's degree in psychology from the

Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education ''ITESO, Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara'' — distinct from the University of Guadalajara — also known as ''Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente, ITESO,'' is a Jesuit university in the Western Mexican state of Jalis ...

. She then earned her master's in social psychology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). She started teaching at the UNAM as a member of the Psychology Faculty in 1979. The focus of her work is the study of sexuality and society and, more recently, gender. She co-founded the university's gender studies program in 1992. In 1998 she established a Sexual Diversity Studies department and taught new perspectives on the analysis of masculinity. Careaga coordinated six anthologies and has published numerous articles and book chapters. In 1992 Careaga-Pérez and Patria Jiménez founded the lesbian organization "El clóset de Sor Juana" (Sister Juana's closet), one of Mexico's most important LGBT organizations. It was accredited as an

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by the

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for the

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. She is also co-founder of Fundacion Arcoiris, a group that studies sexuality. Together with Beto de Jesus, she represents the Latin America and Caribbean region on the executive board of the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA). During the September 1999 ILGA general meeting she was elected representative of the Women's Secretariat. In 2008 she was elected co-Secretary General of ILGA with Renato Sabbadini. They were both reelected at ILGA world conferences in 2010 and 2012. Along with Marta Lamas, Ana Amuchástegui, and Norma Mogrovejo, she played an important role in the development of a discourse around sexual diversity within Mexican academia. Careaga Pérez is a member of the International Working Group on Sexuality and Social Policy (IWGSSP) at Columbia University, the International Fund Advisory Panel of the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, the International Advisory Board of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) and the advisory board of the

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Gloria Careaga at TEDx Rua Monte Alegre
(in Spanish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Careaga Perez, Gloria 1947 births Living people Mexican feminists National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni Academic staff of the National Autonomous University of Mexico Social psychologists Mexican psychologists Mexican women psychologists Mexican LGBT people Mexican LGBT rights activists People from Jalisco LGBT psychologists