Gina Godoy

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Gina Godoy Andrade (born 26 April 1962) is an Ecuadorian politician, feminist and supporter of LGBTQ rights. She is currently the representative in the National Assembly for the province of Guayas and is the vice president of the Justice Commission of the Assembly.

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Biography

Godoy was born in the town of Chone on 26 April 1962. [1] Since 1997, she has been a member of the Ecuadorian Centre for the Promotion and Action of Women (Cepam), which is centered with respect to the defense of the rights of women, children and adolescents. [2] Godoy was the representative for the Province of Guayas in the Ecuador Constituent Assembly of 2007 and 2008  [ es ] for the PAIS Alliance social movement party. [3] In the legislative elections in Ecuador, 2009  [ es ] she was elected as assembly person for the Province of Guayas. [4] During this period, Godoy prompted laws in favor of human rights and particularly women, as well as a law on trafficking, [5] and the criminalisation of femicide as a particular type of criminal offence. [6] She sought reelection in the legislative elections of Ecuador in 2013  [ es ] and reintroduced her main proposals on projects regarding women's rights. [7] She and Paola Pabón presented a motion to the National Assembly to discuss the decriminalization of abortion in cases of rape. The motion was supported by nineteen other members of the governing party, [8] including Rosana Alvarado who was the vice president of the legislature, [9] but the motion was opposed by the President.

Once reelected, she became the vice president of the Justice Commission of the Assembly. [10]

Activism

Godoy has participated in several times acts in favour of women's and LGBT rights groups. During the debate on the criminalisation of femicide as a criminal offence in 2011, she was one of the two assembly people who received a manifesto delivered by more than 50 social organisations demanding that femicide be considered as a crime. [11] In addition, she has attended the march by the pride parade in the city of Guayaquil several times, [12] and supports same-sex marriage. [13]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Gina Godoy y Paola Pabón están ligadas a defensa de derechos femeninos". El Universo (in Spanish). 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Asambleístas designan autoridades de mesas constituyentes". El Universo (in Spanish). 14 December 2007. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Caras nuevas y viejas rumbo a la Asamblea". Hoy (in Spanish). 28 May 2009. Archived from the original on 11 August 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Asambleísta Godoy: Gobierno quiere mejorar legislación sobre trata de personas". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Se abre el debate sobre femicidio". El Mercurio (in Spanish). 19 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Gina Godoy candidata por distrito 1 Alianza Pais". El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 6 February 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Postura de aborto lleva a dos oficialistas a la comisión ética". El Universo (in Spanish). 23 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 August 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "La presión del presidente tuvo efecto en el oficialismo". El Comercio (in Spanish). 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 4 August 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "AP asegura el control de comisiones en la Asamblea Nacional". El Universo (in Spanish). 18 May 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "No ocultar el femicidio es el clamor". El Comercio (in Spanish). 26 November 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "Gays festejan en las calles sus logros a nivel mundial". El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 29 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "El antimachismo debe seguir: Gina Godoy". Revista Plan V (in Spanish). 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
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