Eugenia Lopez Uribe is a queer feminist who has worked on sexual and reproductive rights of women and youth in rural and urban marginalized areas for more than 20 years. She holds an M.A. in Social and Political Studies from the National University (UNAM). She has worked with different institutions of the Mexican Ministry of Health, NGOs from the feminist and SRHR movements, academic, and international agencies. Eugenia was part of the funder group of abortion and youth advocates called Decidir (Choice: Youth Coalition for Sexual Citizenship). She was the executive director of the Mexican women’s rights organization Balance Promoción para el Desarrollo y Juventud A.C. for almost a decade.
She has extensive experience in community engagement with multiple groups, including young people, indigenous midwives, health promoters, women living with HIV, the LGBTQ community, human rights defenders, and communities affected by mining activities. She has been part of the Board of Fundación Arcoiris por el Respeto de la Diversidad Sexual (Mexico), an adviser for the Urgent Action Fund for Women of Latin America, and a member of ILGA. Eugenia is the Americas and Caribbean regional director at the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF).
