SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Karla Avelar

1978 - Today

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Karla Avelar is a Salvadoran transgender rights activist was born in 1978 in El Salvador. Karla Avelar is the executive director and founder of Comcavis Trans an NGO dedicated to combatting discrimination against trans women living with HIV in El Salvador. COMCAVIS Trans also advocates against discrimination of transgender individuals and anti-trans sentiment in various sectors of Salvadoran society. Speaking about violence against transgender people in Salvadoran society, Avelar states, "Now they are after your life. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Karla Avelar is the 752nd most popular social activist (down from 735th in 2024), the 34th most popular biography from El Salvador (down from 33rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Salvadoran Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Karla Avelar ranks 753 out of 840. Before her are Edith Windsor, Valdete Idrizi, Burhan Sönmez, Ros Sopheap, Biljana Srbljanović, Wael Ghonim, and Leydy Pech. After her are Killing of Neda Agha-Soltan, David Vetter, Rahile Dawut, Uma Devi Badi, and FannyAnn Eddy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Karla Avelar ranks 575. Before her are Luca Argentero, Javier Farinós, Evgeni Petrov, Henrik Klingenberg, Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, and Dirty South. After her are Seth Moulton, Pantelis Kafes, Will Estes, An Yong-hak, Intars Busulis, and Manuchar Kvirkvelia.

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In El Salvador

Among people born in El Salvador, Karla Avelar ranks 34 out of 39. Before her are Claudia Rodríguez de Guevara (1980), Ever Hernández (1958), Luis Ramírez Zapata (1954), José María Rivas (1958), Pete Sandoval (1964), and Hugo Pérez (1963). After her are Luis Guevara Mora (1961), Eduardo Hernández (1958), Marcelo Arévalo (1990), Raúl Díaz Arce (1970), Sara García Gross (null), and Alfredo Pacheco (1982).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In El Salvador

Among social activists born in El Salvador, Karla Avelar ranks 2. Before her are Prudencia Ayala (1885). After her are Sara García Gross (null).

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