Risks
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There are great risks that come with being publicly transgender in Ecuador. At the time of Machado’s birth, the president was Rafael Correra, who publicly espoused anti-LGBTQ views. Rodriguez tried to work with the president and bridge the ideological gap, but was abducted several times from her organization, Silueta X.