Karla Avelar

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. Now it's more of a silent society, one that today won't humiliate you, but kills you." As such, Karla Avelar has dedicated themselves to multiple organizations, such as El Nombre De la Rosa including Aspidh Arcoiris Trans since the 1990s. Now, she works directly with COMCAVIS Trans.