José Jaime Parada Hoyl (born November 2, 1977, in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean gay rights activist and politician who became the first openly gay person elected to public office in Chile. He serves as the spokesperson for Movimiento de Integración y Liberación Homosexual, the leading Chilean gay rights organization. He was elected councilman for his home commune of Providencia for the 2012–2016 term.[1]
Jaime Parada Hoyl | |
|---|---|
 Parada Hoyl in 2013. | |
| Councilman for Providencia | |
| Assumed office December 6, 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 2, 1977 Santiago, Chile |
| Political party | Progressive |
| Alma mater | Finis Terrae University, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile |
| Occupation | , politician |
Biography
editParada was born in the commune of Las Condes. His father is a Panamanian-Chilean veterinarian and his mother is a homemaker.[2] He completed his secondary schooling at the Instituto Presidente Errázuriz, a state-subsidized Catholic boys school. He studied history at Finis Terrae University, graduating first in his class.[2] He is currently a doctoral candidate of history at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in the area of the social history of science. At Finis Terrae, Parada served as the director of the School of History and the research and archives coordinator of the Centro de Investigación y Documentación en Historia de Chile Contemporáneo ("Center for Research and Documentation of Contemporary Chilean History") from 2010 to 2011.[2]
In June 2010, Parada came to prominence after his article "El matrimonio gay en cartas" ("Gay marriage in letters") was published in the newspaper The Clinic. It consisted of a series of e-mails exchanged Parada and a family member on in support of gay marriage, which was not then recognized by the state.[3] In 2011, Parada began his career as a political activist, joining MOVILH and becoming its spokesperson. In March 2012, after the brutal beating of Daniel Zamudio by neo-Nazis because of his sexual orientation, Parada and MOVILH played an important role in securing legislation introducing severe penalties for hate crimes on the basis of sexual orientation. That year, with the support of Marco Enríquez-Ominami's Progressive Party, Parada launched his candidacy for municipal councilman for the commune of Providencia, winning a four-year term to last until 2016.[1] Parada was backed by Josefa Errázuriz, who successfully ran for mayor of Providencia, against the conservative incumbent, Cristián Labbé, whom Parada has referred to as a “recalcitrant fascist” for his support of the Pinochet regime.[4] His victory makes him the first openly gay politician elected in Chilean history.[5] Parada's election was part of a historic election season in which rightwing, mayors Labbé and Antonio Garrido of Independencia were defeated and the first two transgender women, Zuliana Araya in Valparaíso and Alejandra González in Lampa, were also elected.[6]
Electoral history
edit2012 municipal election
edit- 2012 municipal election, for the municipal council of Providencia[7]
(Candidates with more than 2% of the votes are listed.)
| Candidate | Coalition | Party | Votes | % | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Monckeberg Balmaceda | Coalición | RN | 8249 | 13,16 | Elected |
| Pilar Cruz Hurtado | Coalición | RN | 5374 | 8,57 | Elected |
| Nicolás Muñoz Montes | Concertación Democrática | PDC | 4600 | 7,34 | Elected |
| Iván Noguera Phillips | Coalición | UDI | 4468 | 7,13 | Elected |
| Jaime Parada Hoyl | El Cambio por Ti | PRO | 3551 | 5,67 | Elected |
| Rodrigo García Márquez | Por un Chile Justo | PPD | 3320 | 5,30 | Elected |
| Pedro Lizana Greve | Coalición | ILH | 3207 | 5,12 | Elected |
| Pablo Jaeguer Cousiño | Concertación Democrática | PDC | 3068 | 4,90 | |
| Leonardo Perez Brown | Por un Chile Justo | ILE | 2381 | 3,80 | |
| Tomas Irarrázaval Llona | Coalición | UDI | 2353 | 3,75 | |
| Mónica Rasmussen Villacura | Coalición | UDI | 2192 | 3,50 | |
| Malva Retamales Zamorano | Por un Chile Justo | PC | 2015 | 3,21 | |
| Virginia Vial Valenzuela | Coalición | UDI | 1984 | 3,17 | |
| David Silva Jhonson | Concertación Democrática | PS | 1904 | 3,04 | Elected |
| María Gaete Drago | Concertación Democrática | PS | 1677 | 2,68 |
References
edit- ^ a b Vargas M., Felipe. "Homosexuales al poder: Quiénes son los que saldrán del clóset político en las municipales". El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ^ a b c Jaime Parada Hoyl. "Mi biografía en imágenes (álbum de imágenes)". Facebook (in Spanish). Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ^ The Clinic (June 10, 2011). "El matrimonio gay en cartas" (in Spanish). Retrieved August 30, 2012.
- ^ Michael K. Lavers (November 19, 2012). "Chilean voters elect country's first openly gay politician". Washington Blade. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ Radio Cooperativa (October 29, 2012). "Movilh celebró triunfo electoral de su vocero Jaime Parada". Retrieved October 29, 2012.
En la elección del día de ayer "Jaime Parada, fue elegido concejal por Providencia, siendo el primer hombre gay fuera del armario en ocupar un cargo de elección popular" en el país.
- ^ "MOVILH Celebra Concejales Homosexuales y Derrotas de Garrido y Labbé". La Nación. October 29, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ [1] Consulta de Resultados, councilors 2012.
