It is with sorrow that we share the news of the death of Pedro Lemebel (1952-2015), Chilean performance artist, writer, and radical homosexual activist. Pedro Lemebel was the consummate chronicler of the margins of Chilean society—an uncompromising fighter for human and sexual rights whose work will forever challenge the homophobic culture of the Chilean left. NACLA was fortunate to publish some of his writings and today, in his honor and memory, we share his chronicle of the death of the tyrant. Pedro Lemebel will, without doubt, enter his place of rest under a shower of red petals. May he rest in power.
