Violeta Barrientos
From QueerBio.com
Country
Peru
Birth - Death
Occupation
Academic
Description
Writer, poet, and Peruvian feminist. Activist for the lesbian latin american movement. Recipient of the National Poetry Prize (1988). Member of the Latin American Group for the Study and Action about Sexuality and Gender. Coordinator of the feminist publishing house 'En la frontera'. Professor at the Gender Unit of the San Marcos University in Lima and the Catholic University of Peru. She has been Director of the Latin American Center of Sexuality and Human Rights. She has been member of Mhol and Galf. Advisory Board member, GALE (Global Alliance for LGBTQ Education), and International Day Against Homophobia.
See Also
- LGBTQ Academics in Sexuality Studies
- Feminist Activists Who Identify as Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender
