José Arroyo Cabrera

José Alcides Arroyo Cabrera (born January 12, 1981) is an Ecuadorian designer, politician, and activist. Cabrera has served as the Mayor of Pujilí since May 2023. Cabrera became the first openly LGBT person to be elected Mayor of a city in the history of Ecuador.

Biography Alcides Arroyo Cabrera was born on January 12, 1981, in the Ecuadorian canton of Pujilí. to lead the coalition Cantonal Union for Change to occupy the Mayor's Office of Pujilí in the 2023 sectional elections. Among his main campaign proposals were the improvement of the drinking water and sewerage system, the canton's health system, and the construction of community spaces. According to a statement issued by the Cantonal Union for Change, the attack was for political reasons,

During the election campaign, he was the subject of homophobic attacks by Mayor Luis Ugsha, who sought re-election and described LGBT people during a political rally as "a plague" and "a demon against the law of God." These statements were rejected by LGBT rights groups such as Voto LGBT+, in addition to the country's Secretary of Women and the human rights organization Fundamedios.