Chile elects their first transgender official to their national legislature

The South American country is also close to legalizing marriage equality, although a far-right candidate is close to becoming president.

Emilia Schneider
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Trans woman and activist Emilia Schneider became the first trans person to win an election to the Chilean legislature this week. She will be sworn in to the Chamber of Deputies, the lower chamber of the Chile’s National Congress.

Schneider rose to prominence in the South American nation when she was elected as the president of the Federation of Students of the University of Chile (FECH), representing more than 42,000 students in the country, and she led many of them into Estallido Social (“social outburst”) protests over the last two years. She is also the great-granddaughter of General René Schneider, who was Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army between 1969 and 1970, when he was assassinated.

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Schneider came in with more than 26,000 votes among Chamber of Deputies candidates in the nationwide elections. She will represent the 10th District of Santiago de Chile.

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