▁but ▁also ▁led ▁their ▁fight ▁against ▁the ▁social ▁pre jud ices ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁conserv ative ▁se ctors , ▁which ▁considered ▁A ID S ▁a ▁divine ▁pun ishment . ▁ ▁The ▁demonstr ations , ▁which ▁had ▁become ▁annual , ▁asked ▁for ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁social ▁disc rim ination ▁against ▁A ID S ▁patients , ▁especially ▁in ▁employ ment , ▁hosp it als ▁and ▁health ▁cent ers , ▁and ▁prevent ion ▁measures , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁cond om ▁use . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁without ▁ce asing ▁to ▁fight ▁for ▁the ▁a for ement ioned ▁issues , ▁activ ists ▁began ▁to ▁protest ▁the ▁mur ders ▁of ▁hom osex uals , ▁and ▁to ▁defend ▁respect ▁for ▁sexual ▁divers ity . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Pat ria ▁Jim é nez ▁and ▁Gl oria ▁Care aga - P ere z ▁created ▁the ▁les bian ▁organization ▁" El ▁cl ó set ▁de ▁Sor ▁Ju ana " ▁( S ister ▁Ju ana ' s ▁clos et ), ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁most ▁important ▁L GB T ▁organizations . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁acc red ited ▁as ▁an ▁N GO ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁for ▁the ▁Four th ▁World ▁Conference ▁on ▁Women . ▁ ▁L GB T ▁people ▁in ▁politics ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Pat ria ▁Jim é nez ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁open ly ▁gay ▁person ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁position ▁in ▁Congress , ▁doing ▁so ▁for ▁the ▁Party ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Revolution .