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.

Luisa Revilla
Member of the Provincial Council of Trujillo
In office
1 January 2015 – 31 December 2018
Personal details
Born12 October 1971
Trujillo, Peru
Died15 April 2021(2021-04-15) (aged 49)
Trujillo, Peru
Political partyMDSH

Biography

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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 International LGBT Pride Day [es] to support LGBT rights in Trujillo.[6][7] In 2019, she was nominated for the Orden al Mérito de la Mujer [es].[8]

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

References

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  1. ^ "La Libertad: Exregidora Luisa Revilla murió víctima de Covid-19". Diario Correo (in Spanish). 15 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Luisa Revilla, primera regidora transexual: "Lucharé por la igualdad de todos"". Perú21 (in Spanish). 15 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Luisa Revilla, primera mujer transexual elegida concejala en Perú". dosmananzas.com (in Spanish). 11 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Censo 2017: regidora transgénero fue censada como mujer [FOTO]". La República (in Spanish). 22 October 2017. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Trujillo: municipio reconoce a transgénero en el Día de la Mujer". RPP (in Spanish). 9 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Exigen justicia por crimen de mujer transgénero en Trujillo". RPP (in Spanish). 18 November 2018.
  7. ^ Aurazo, Johnny (29 June 2019). "Marcha del Orgullo LGTBI: más de 2 mil personas participaron en Trujillo". El Comercio (in Spanish).
  8. ^ "Exregidora transgénero disputa condecoración a la "Mujer del Año"". Diario Correo (in Spanish). 30 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Luisa Revilla, primera regidora municipal transexual, falleció a causa del COVID-19 a los 49 años". El Comercio (in Spanish). 15 April 2021.