sentences:  She was first elected to the post in 2003 when she served two consecutive years in the position before being re-elected in 2006.She was the first female representative from Asia to be in the executive member list of ILGA.Within her country of origin Flamer-Caldera is a leading LGBT activist being the executive director of Equal Ground, the only mixed organization advocating for LGBTI rights in Sri Lanka, which was founded by her in 2004.