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Chilean politician activist
Zuliana Araya
Born (1964-08-13 ) August 13, 1964 (age 59) Other names Zuliana Alejandra Araya Gutiérrez Known for LGBTQ activism, politician
Zuliana Alejandra Araya Gutiérrez (born August 13, 1964) is a
Chilean
politician and
transgender rights activist .
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[2] She has served as a
Valparaíso city council, and president of the Afrodita union. She is Chile's first trans city council member.
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History
Araya's political career began in 2001 when she assumed the regional presidency and a founder of the Afrodita union, the first transgender union group in Chile.
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She ran for Valparaíso city council for the first time in 2004. She is a member of the
Party for Democracy (PPD). Araya was elected in 2012, for the term period of 2012 to 2016;
[5] and then she was elected for a second time in 2016,
[6] for the term period 2016 to 2020.
In July 2012, she legally changed her name to "Zuliana Araya".
[1]
[7] In December 2019, she was able to have
sex reassignment surgery , due to a new
Gender identity law (Chile) [
es ] .
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References
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"Travesti quiere ser concejal de Valparaíso" . La Estrella de Valparaíso (in Spanish). January 13, 2004.
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"La transgénero Zuliana Araya recibió su nueva cédula y apunta al concejo municipal de Valparaíso | soyvalparaiso.cl" . soychile.cl (in Spanish). 17 July 2012. Retrieved 2021-06-30 .
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"Zuliana Araya, la primera concejala transgénero de Chile:"¡El circo de los travestis se calcinó! Las chicas están en la calle" " . The Clinic - Reportajes, noticias, podcast, videos y humor (in Spanish). 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2021-06-30 .
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"Zuliana Araya, concejala trans: "Hay una derecha que insiste en una agenda de discriminación y violencia hacia nosotras" " . El Desconcierto - Prensa digital libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-30 .
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"Zuliana hace historia en Valparaíso" . 24Horas.cl (in Spanish). 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2021-06-30 .
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"Jorge Sharp proyecta sus principales desafíos en Valparaíso" . Diario y Radio U Chile (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-30 .
^ Lavers, Michael K. (2017-03-20).
"Prominent LGBT activist to run for Chile congress" . Los Angeles Blade: LGBTQ News, Rights, Politics, Entertainment . Retrieved 2021-06-30 .
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"Concejala Zuliana Araya realizó el primer cambio de sexo registral en la Región de Valparaíso" . El Observador (in Spanish). 2019-12-27. Retrieved 2021-06-30 .
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