Lesben- und Schwulenverband in Deutschland (LSVD), German for the Lesbian and Gay Federation in Germany, is the largest
non-governmental
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in h ...
LGBT rights
Rights affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people vary greatly by country or jurisdiction—encompassing everything from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the death penalty for homosexuality.
Notably, , 3 ...
organisation in
Germany. It was founded in 1990 and is part of the
(ILGA).
The organisation became known throughout Germany for its campaign for
same-sex marriage in 1992. The LSVD was founded in
Berlin, but is currently based in
Cologne.
LSVD was formed as the Schwulenverband in der DDR (SVD) in 1990 and campaigned successfully to equal rights for a same-sex partnership.
Manfred Bruns,
Volker Beck,
Eduard Stapel,
Günter Dworek and
Halina Bendkowski were prominent persons in the Board of Directors. People from the arts like Comic-Designer
Ralf König, comedian
Hella von Sinnen
Hella Kemper (born 2 February 1959), known by her stage name Hella von Sinnen (lit. ''Hella out of her mind'', making pun of the aristocratic "von"), is a German entertainer and television presenter. She has been a regular on several TV shows o ...
,
director
Rosa von Praunheim
Holger Bernhard Bruno Mischwitzky (born Holger Radtke; 25 November 1942), known professionally as Rosa von Praunheim, is a German film director, author, painter and one of the most famous gay rights activists in the German-speaking world. In ov ...
, from politics and from science like sexologist
Rolf Gindorf
Rolf Gindorf (14 May 1939 – 26 March 2016) was a German sexologist. He was a member of Mensa. In 1971 he founded the German Society for Social-Scientific Sexuality Research.
He received the 2004 Magnus Hirschfeld Medal The Magnus Hirschfeld ...
and others are prominent individual members of the organisation.
See also
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LGBT rights in Germany
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in Germany have evolved significantly over the course of the last decades. During the 1920s and early 1930s, lesbian and gay people in Berlin were generally tolerated by society and many bars ...
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List of LGBT rights organisations
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Hirschfeld Eddy Foundation, a Human Rights Foundation for Lesbians and Gays, erected by LSVD
References
External links
LSVD
LGBT political advocacy groups in Germany
Organisations based in Cologne
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