title: Silvia Buendía
text: # Silvia Buendía
  
  Silvia Elena Buendía Silva (born 9 October 1967 in Guayaquil) is an Ecuadorian lawyer, TV host, columnist, and feminist activist. She is noted for her campaigning for the legalization of gay marriage in her country. She writes a column in El Telégrafo, and has contributed to other newspapers and magazines in Ecuador. In the 2010s she has become known as a television presenter, hosting shows such as Así Somos and Ventana Ciudadana on Ecuador TV.7.
  
  