Patria Jimenez
From QueerBio.com
Country
Mexico
Birth - Death
1957 -
Occupation
Politics
Description
Lesbian politician elected to Mexico's legislature (first in Latin America), elected in 1998. Served as a Senator for two months in 2006. Head of El Clóset de Sor Juana (Sister Juana's Closet), a lesbian rights group named after Juana Inés de la Cruz, a Carmelite nun and renowned Mexican poet. LGBT rights activist.
