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Diane Rodríguez
Diane Marie Rodríguez Zambrano (; born 16 March 1982) is an Ecuadorian activist and politician who focuses on human rights and LGBTQ rights in Ecuador. She is the transgender chairwoman of the :es:Asociación Silueta X, Silhouette X Association and a representative of the Observatory LGBTI of Ecuador. In 2009, she created a legal precedent in favor of the transgender population, to sue the Civil Registry to change her birth name to her present name. In 2017, she was elected as the first Transgender, trans member of the National Assembly (Ecuador), National Assembly of Ecuador, and the second LGBT member after Sandra Alvarez Monsalve, who was elected as an alternate assembly member in 2009. She completed her mandate in 2021. Biography Early life In 2000, at the age of 17, she began her work as an activist with the now-defunct foundation ''Amigos por la Vida'' (Friends for Life) in the city of Guayaquil. She was initially the Secretary to the Foundation's president in this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guayaquil
Guayaquil (), officially Santiago de Guayaquil, is the largest city in Ecuador and also the nation's economic capital and main port. The city is the capital (political), capital of Guayas Province and the seat of Guayaquil Canton. The city is located on the west bank of the Guayas River, which flows into the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Guayaquil. With a population of 2,746,403 inhabitants, it is the most populous city in the country, and the fifth largest in the Andean Community. However, its urban fabric extends beyond its official urban parishes, encompassing nearby cities and parishes; thus, the Guayaquil metropolitan area reaches a population of 3,618,450, making it the most populous urban agglomeration in the nation, and also the fifth in the Andean Community. As the largest city, it is one of the two main development poles of the country—alongside Quito, the national capital—hosting Ecuador’s main business, financial, cultural, and sports institutions. After seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LGBT Rights In Ecuador
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights in Ecuador have evolved significantly in the past decades. Both male and female forms of same-sex sexual activity are legal in Ecuador and same-sex couples can enter into civil unions and same-sex marriages. In 1998, Ecuador became one of the first countries in the world to Decriminalization of homosexuality in Ecuador, constitutionally ban discrimination based on sexual orientation. Since 2008, civil unions with all of the rights of marriage (except for adoption) have been available to same-sex couples. Additionally, transgender people under the 2016 ''Gender Identity Law'' may change their legal gender solely based on self-determination, without undergoing sex reassignment surgery, surgery. Ecuador is also one of the few countries in the world to have banned conversion therapy. In 2023, there are still hundreds of clinics that promote conversion therapy. In 2013, gay activist Pamela Troya filed a lawsuit to strike ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
