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Sandra Álvarez
Sandra Cecilia Álvarez Monsalve (born May 30, 1967) is an Ecuadorian politician and LGBT rights activist. She founded the Ecuadorian Organization of Lesbian Women, one of the country's first lesbian organizations. In the 2009 legislative elections, Álvarez became the alternate assembly member for Paco Velasco, making her the first openly LGBT person to hold an elected position in Ecuador’s National Assembly. In 2016, she received the Patricio Brabomalo Award from the Municipality of Quito for her contributions to LGBT rights. Early life and education Álvarez Monsalve was born on May 30, 1967, in Quito. She did her secondary studies in a religious school, from which she was expelled in her fifth year when she was accused of being a lesbian. She later earned a degree in social communication from the Central University of Ecuador. Career and activism In 2000, Álvarez Monsalve joined the feminist organization Coordinadora Política de Mujeres Ecuatorianas to work as a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quito
Quito (; ), officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital city, capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha Province, Pichincha. Quito is in a valley on the eastern slopes of Pichincha (volcano), Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes. Quito's elevation of makes it either the List of capital cities by altitude, highest or the second highest national capital city in the world. This varied standing is because Bolivia is a List of countries with multiple capitals, country with multiple capitals; if La Paz is considered the Bolivian national capital, it tops the list of highest capitals, but if Sucre is specified as the capital, then it is the second highest, behind Quito. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Hora (Ecuador)
is the newspaper with the most regional editions in Ecuador. It specializes in regional news, and runs a total of 10 regional editions. The headquarters of are located in Quito. See also *List of newspapers in Ecuador This is a list of newspapers in Ecuador. * Ambato **'' El Heraldo'' * Babahoyo **'' Clarín'' * Bahía de Caráquez **'' El Globo'' * Cuenca ** '' El Mercurio'' ** '' La Tarde''** '' El Tiempo (Ecuador), El Tiempo'' *Galápagos Islands **'' El Col ... References External links * Spanish-language newspapers Newspapers published in Ecuador Mass media in Quito {{Ecuador-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Births
Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam troops launch ''Operation Deckhouse Five'' in the Mekong Delta. * January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts, in an attempt to eliminate the Iron Triangle (Vietnam), Iron Triangle. * January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema. * January 15 – Louis Leakey announces the discovery of pre-human fossils in Kenya; he names the species ''Proconsul nyanzae, Kenyapithecus africanus''. * January 23 ** In Munich, the trial begins of Wilhelm Harster, accused of the murder of 82,856 Jews (including Anne Frank) when he led German security police during the German occupation of the Netherlands. He is eventually sentenced to 15 years in prison. ** Milton Keynes in England is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of The First Openly LGBTQ Holders Of Political Offices
This is a list of political offices, whether elected or appointed, which have been held by a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender person, with details of the first such holder of each office. It should only list people who coming out, came out as LGBT before or during their terms in office; it should not list people who came out only after retiring from politics, or people who were outed by reference sources only after their death. It should also exclude openly gay holders of inherited offices (including non-ceremonial monarchs who exercise political power). The year in brackets refers to the year which the officeholder was elected as an openly LGBT person. If they came out during term of office it is referred to after the year in brackets. It is ordered by List of sovereign states, country, by dates of election or appointment. :former countries, Former countries are also to be listed. Heads of state Heads of government International bodies European Union European C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
