Gloria Escomel

Gloria Escomel (born October 15, 1941) is a Uruguayan-born Canadian writer. She first moved from Uruguay to France in 1960 to study literature at the Université de Paris, later moving to Canada to pursue her doctorate at the Université de Montréal.

Escomel was a lecturer at the Université du Québec à Montréal from 1978 to 1988, and wrote as a journalist for publications including ''Châtelaine'', ''L'Actualité'', ''Perspectives'', ''La Gazette des femmes'', ''Le Devoir'', ''La Liberté'' and ''La Nouvelle barre du jour''. She received the Judith Jasmin Award in 1988 for her ''Gazette'' article "Quelle vieillesse vous préparez-vous: un âge d'or ou d'argent?"

Escomel has also published novels, short stories and radio plays for Radio-Canada's ''Première Chaîne'', as well as numerous policy documents for the Government of Quebec on disability, LGBT and human rights issues.

Escomel is an out lesbian. Provided by Wikipedia