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Esteban Paulón
Esteban Paulón (born 17 June 1978) is an Argentine LGBT rights activist and politician currently serving as a Argentine Chamber of Deputies, National Deputy elected in Santa Fe Province. From 2010 to 2015 he was president of the Federación Argentina de Lesbianas, Gays, Bisexuales y Trans, FALGBT, Argentina's largest LGBT rights organization. Early life and career Paulón was born on 17 June 1978. He completed a ''licenciatura'' degree on tourism at the Universidad del Salvador (USAL). His activism in favour of LGBT rights in Argentina led to him leading the Federación Argentina de Lesbianas, Gays, Bisexuales y Trans (; FALGBT+), serving as its president from 2010 to 2015, vice president from 2015 to 2019, and secretary general from 2007 to 2019. He had an active participation in drafting and promoting the Equal Marriage Law (2009), which legalised same-sex marriage in Argentina and the Gender Identity Law (2012), which granted the Travesti (gender identity), travesti and trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentine Chamber Of Deputies
The Chamber of Deputies (), officially the Honorable Chamber of Deputies of the Argentine Nation, is the lower house of the Argentine National Congress (). It is made up of 257 national deputies who are elected in multi-member constituencies corresponding with the territories of the 23 provinces of Argentina (plus the Federal Capital) by party list proportional representation. Elections to the Chamber are held every two years, so that half of its members are up in each election, making it a rare example of staggered elections used in a lower house. The Constitution of Argentina lays out certain attributions that are unique to the Chamber of Deputies. The Chamber holds exclusive rights to levy taxes; to draft troops; and to accuse the president, cabinet ministers, and members of the Supreme Court before the Senate. Additionally, the Chamber of Deputies receives for consideration bills presented by popular initiative. The Chamber of Deputies is presided over by the presi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |