Lesben- und Schwulenverband in Deutschland (LSVD), German for the Lesbian and Gay Federation in Germany, is the largest
non-governmental
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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, ...
organisation in
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It was founded in 1990 and is part of the
(ILGA).
The organisation became known throughout Germany for its campaign for
same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same sex or gender. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 33 countries, with the most recent being Mexico, constituting ...
in 1992. The LSVD was founded in
Berlin
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, but is currently based in
Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...
.
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
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,
Volker Beck,
Eduard Stapel
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Formed in 1989 in the city of Most, Eduard began in a rented cellar as a manufacturer of photoetched brass model components. Following the su ...
,
Günter Dworek and
Halina Bendkowski
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*Halina Aszkiełowicz (born 1947), Polish former volleyball player and 1968 Olympic medallist
*Halina Balon (born 1948), Polish fencer
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were prominent persons in the Board of Directors. People from the arts like Comic-Designer
Ralf König
Ralf König (born 8 August 1960) is one of the best known and most commercially successful German comic book creators. His books have been translated into many languages. He has resided in Soest, Dortmund and Berlin and now lives in Cologne.
B ...
, comedian
Hella von Sinnen
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,
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 and others are prominent individual members of the organisation.
See also
*
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 ...
*
List of LGBT rights organisations
This is a list of LGBT rights organizations around the world. For social and support groups or organizations affiliated with mainstream religious organizations, please see '' List of LGBT-related organizations and conferences''. For organization ...
*
Hirschfeld Eddy Foundation
The Hirschfeld-Eddy Foundation (Hirschfeld-Eddy-Stiftung) was founded in Berlin in June 2007. It is a foundation focused on human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.
Name origin
The Foundation's name remembers two per ...
, 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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