He was the fourth of 13 children had by Próspero Zuleta, a professional carpenter, atheist, and socialist; and Esperanza Ruiz, a housewife who shared his ideas.
Zuleta interacted with feminists at the University of Antioquia, such as María Lady Londoño,[5] with whom he held marches and talks regarding issues including advocacy for the decriminalization of abortion.
[1] In 1973, he started his professional career as an ad honorem professor at the lyceum of the Universidad Autónoma Latinoamericana.
A communist newspaper claimed the number of supporters was 10,000, which was a lie; it was used to motivate people to join Zuleta in creating a true homosexual liberation movement.
[14] Throughout his life León Zuleta produced an extensive number of articles, poems, novels, and essays:[6]