Jaime Parada
From QueerBio.com
Country
Chile
Birth - Death
1977 -
Occupation
Politics
Description
First openly-gay elected politician in Chile when he was elected into municipal council of Providencia in 2012. LGBTQ activist as the spokesperson for Movimiento de Integración y Liberación Homosexual, the leading Chilean gay rights organization. LGBTQ activist and supporter of equal marriage rights in the country. Author of his autobiography 'Yo, Gay' (2013: I, Gay), which blends opinion columns and reactions that occurred when he announced his homosexuality.
