Chilean LGBTQ and women’s rights activists are gearing up for the inauguration of José Antonio Kast today, the most right-wing president elected in Chile since the U.S.-backed Pinochet military dictatorship. Kast advocates for a total abortion ban in Chile and, as a congressman, voted against the right to a divorce in 2004. Kast is an unapologetic supporter of Pinochet. Kast’s party has announced plans to repeal Chile’s current abortion law, which allows the procedure in cases of rape.










