LGBT history in Chile

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Colonial times Spanish conquest Colonial Chile Captaincy General Arauco War Destruction of the Seven Cities
Nation-building Patria Vieja War of Independence Reconquest Patria Nueva Civil war (1829–1830) War of the Confederation
Republican period Conservative Republic Colonization of the Strait of Magellan Liberal Republic Occupation of Araucanía War of the Pacific
Parliamentary period 1891 Chilean Civil War Parliamentary Republic 1924 coup d'état
Presidential period 1925 coup d'état Presidential Republic Radical governments Allende and UP era
Pinochet regime 1973 coup d'état Military dictatorship
Contemporary Transition to democracy Student protests Mapuche conflict Social Outburst Politics of Chile
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LGBT history in Chile encompasses a broad history related to gender and sexuality within the country of Chile. Oftentimes this history has been informed by the diverse forms of governments that have existed within Chile, including colonialism, military dictatorship, and democracy. Global events like the AIDS epidemic also had an impact on Chilean LGBT history. There are also multicultural elements with the different cultural perceptions of gender and sexuality from indigenous groups and Spanish influence.