Luisa Revilla Explained

Luisa Revilla
Birth Date:12 October 1971
Birth Place:Trujillo, Peru
Death Place:Trujillo, Peru
Party:MDSH
Office:Member of the Provincial Council of Trujillo
Term Start:1 January 2015
Term End:31 December 2018

Luisa Revilla (12 October 1971 – 15 April 2021) was a Peruvian politician and LGBT activist.[1] A member of the Movimiento Regional para el Desarrollo con Seguridad y Honradez (MDSH) party, she served as Provincial Mayor of Trujillo from 2015 to 2018.

Biography

Born in Trujillo, Revilla ran for the Provincial Council of the municipality, becoming the first openly transgender person to become a councilor in Peru.[2] [3] She held this position until 2018.

During the 2017 Peru Census, Revilla's gender identity was respected and she was registered as a woman.[4] That same year, on International Women's Day, Mayor of Trujillo Elidio Espinoza presented her with a medal from the Provincial Municipality of Trujillo to award her for her activism in the transgender community.[5] She also participated in to support LGBT rights in Trujillo.[6] [7] In 2019, she was nominated for the .[8]

Luisa Revilla died of COVID-19 on 15 April 2021, at the age of 49.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La Libertad: Exregidora Luisa Revilla murió víctima de Covid-19. 15 April 2021. Diario Correo. Spanish.
  2. Web site: Luisa Revilla, primera regidora transexual: "Lucharé por la igualdad de todos". 15 October 2014. Perú21. Spanish.
  3. Web site: Luisa Revilla, primera mujer transexual elegida concejala en Perú. 11 October 2014. dosmananzas.com. Spanish.
  4. Web site: Censo 2017: regidora transgénero fue censada como mujer [FOTO]]. 22 October 2017. La República. Spanish. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180518122204/https://larepublica.pe/sociedad/1134478-censo-2017-regidora-transgenero-fue-censada-como-mujer-foto. 18 May 2018.
  5. Web site: Trujillo: municipio reconoce a transgénero en el Día de la Mujer. 9 March 2017. RPP. Spanish.
  6. Web site: Exigen justicia por crimen de mujer transgénero en Trujillo. 18 November 2018. RPP. Spanish.
  7. News: Marcha del Orgullo LGTBI: más de 2 mil personas participaron en Trujillo. 29 June 2019. El Comercio. Spanish . Aurazo . Johnny .
  8. Web site: Exregidora transgénero disputa condecoración a la "Mujer del Año". 30 September 2019. Diario Correo. Spanish.
  9. News: Luisa Revilla, primera regidora municipal transexual, falleció a causa del COVID-19 a los 49 años. 15 April 2021. El Comercio. Spanish.

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