Violeta Barrientos
From QueerBio.com
Country
Peru
Birth - Death
Occupation
Academic
Description
Writer, poet, and Peruvian feminist. Activist for the lesbian latin american movement. 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 Unity of the San Marcos University in Lima. 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.
