Mabell García
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Sharon Mabell García Lucas (born 1964)[1] is an Ecuadorian LGBT activist and lawyer. She was the first transgender person to run for public office in Ecuador, as well as the first transgender person to graduate from law school in the country.[2]
She is the director of the Peninsular Transgender Foundation (Futpen).[3][4] She is also one of the subjects in the documentary A imagen y semejanza (2008), by documentarian Diana Varas.[5]
Biography
Due to the rejection of her gender identity by her family, she left her home at the age of 16. She worked as an interior decorator, cashier, and hairdresser. At the age of 26, she moved to the city of Santa Elena.[6]
During conservative President León Febres-Cordero Ribadeneyra’s administration (1984-1988), García and other transgender individuals were subjected to persecution by the infamous escuadrones volantes. According to her testimony, she was arrested by police and taken to barracks where they were forced to "do aberrant acts" for wearing clothes considered feminine.[7]
During the 2007 Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly election, García ran as an alternate assemblywoman with the Social Constituent Front party.[8] She was the first transgender person to be a candidate for a popularly elected position in Ecuador.[2]
In 2011, she obtained a law degree from Santa Elena Peninsula State University,[1] becoming the first transgender law school graduate in Ecuador.[2][9] Her thesis was entitled: "Legal rights of the transgender and transsexual population, and the sociocultural impact in the Salinas canton, province of Santa Elena, to ensure equality and equity before the law."[6]
During the 2013 presidential elections, Garcia opposed candidate Nelson Zavala, due to his homophobic and transphobic proposals.[10]
References
- ^ a b "¡La primera abogada trans!". Extra. 2011-05-19. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ a b c "Candidatura alterna, la oferta recurrente que se le hace a la población LGBTI dentro de la política electoral". El Telégrafo. 2020-09-10. Archived from the original on 2021-01-08. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "5 urbes celebrarán Orgullo GLBTI". El Telégrafo. 2015-06-10. Archived from the original on 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ Carreño, Víctor Hugo (2020-06-28). "Automedicación, atención no calificada o clandestina, los riesgos de la transición en la población trans porque no cuenta con acceso a la salud". Vistazo. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "Documentales y un foro hoy en los EDOC". El Universo. 2008-05-21. Archived from the original on 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
- ^ a b García Lucas, Sharon Mabell (2011). "Derechos jurídicos de la población de transgéneros y transexuales, y el impacto sociocultural en el cantón Salinas, provincia de Santa Elena, para asegurar la igualdad y equidad ante la ley" (PDF). Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "García: "En el gobierno de León Febres Cordero, las trans éramos perseguidas"". El Telégrafo. 2016-01-28. Archived from the original on 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ "Hacia la Asamblea Constituyente: Candidatos por la provincia del Guayas". 63. 2007-09-21. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ Rosero, Mariela (2021-06-28). "El acceso al trabajo para la población trans es limitado". El Comercio. Archived from the original on 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "Comunidad GLBTI hará oposición a candidato del PRE por 'homofóbico'". El Comercio. 2012-12-06. Archived from the original on 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-02-15.