Belissa Andía Pérez (born 7 July 1953, Atico) is a Peruvian activist and essayist.
[1] She is also a member of the Junta and the secretary in the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, a Latin American organization that represents the interests of transsexuals.
[4] She soon was involved in leftist organizations due to their themes of meeting the demands of the working class and of sexual liberation, and finding these issues and more to be related to capitalism.
[4] In 2004, she became a member of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association's (IGLA's) World Board for the Latin American and Caribbean Region.
Namely, how there is a strong association of transgender people with sexually transmitted infections and mental illness.