Orlando Montoya

Orlando Montoya Herrera
Orlando Montoya at the Commission on the Right to Health, Quito, 5 June 2019
Born(1952-08-28)28 August 1952
El Dovio, Colombia
Died11 January 2021(2021-01-11) (aged 68)
Guayaquil, Ecuador
NationalityColombian
Occupation(s)LGBT activist and hairdresser

Orlando Montoya Herrera (28 August 1952 – 11 January 2021) was a Colombian LGBT activist living in Ecuador. He was one of the most important figures in the early days of LGBT rights activism in Ecuador and in the campaign for the decriminalization of homosexuality in the country, which was achieved in 1997.[1][2] He was also the founder of several Ecuadorian LGBT organizations, including FEDAEPS and the Equidad Foundation.[3][4][5][6][7]

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  2. ^ "Dictamen del Caso N. 111-97-TC" (PDF). Registro Oficial de Ecuador (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  3. ^ Sánchez, Paola (12 January 2021). "Orlando Montoya: Activista por la respuesta al VIH y defensor de los derechos de las personas LGBTIQ+". Corresponsales Clave (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  4. ^ Lobato, Fredy (31 August 2019). ""Nuestra unión será leyenda"". El Telégrafo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  5. ^ LaMaracx, Daría (3 May 2022). "Nebraska hace memoria por las suyas". La Periódica (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  6. ^ "iPrEx-OLE, TRUVADA® et PrEp: l'expérience de la fondation équatorienne Equidad". Coalition PLUS [fr] (in French). 9 August 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Fundación Ecuatoriana Equidad". Hivos. Archived from the original on 1 October 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2024.