Jacques Teyssier (31 October 1955 – 25 July 2009) was a French and German citizen,ukgaynews

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rights activist.Frankfurter Rundschau 28 July 2009

Life

From 1996 to 2008 Teyssier was member of the board of directors of the Lesben- und Schwulenverband in Deutschland,

LSVD LSVD+ – Verband Queere Vielfalt (LSVD+), German for the LSVD+ – Federation Queer Diversity, is the largest non-governmental LGBT rights organisation in Germany. It was founded in 1990 and is part of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, T ...

(lesbian and gay association in Germany). From 1997 to 2005 he was treasurer of the LSVD. In 2009 he was appointed Honorary Chairman of the LSVD in recognition of his life achievements for this organization. He represents his organisation within ILGA and ILGA-Europe. One of his achievements was the recognition of LSVD by the

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(ECOPSOC). He was also involved in the building of the Human Rights organisation

Hirschfeld Eddy Foundation The Hirschfeld-Eddy Foundation (, HES) was founded in Berlin in June 2007. HES is the human rights foundation of LSVD⁺. The foundation focusses on human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and other queer ( LGBTIQ) people. ...

along with Belissa Andía Pérez From 1992 Teyssier lived with his partner Volker Beck, a German politician and one of the most famous gay activists in Germany. They lived in

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, Paris and Berlin. In 2008, after 16 years of partnership, they registered their partnership according to the German law. 1977–78 he served in the French army as

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in the

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of the airforce. He studied at the Grande École de Management et de Commerce:

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– ESC in

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and worked for a German pharmaceutical company. He represented a pharmaceutical company in the Near East and was General Directeur of Madaus France. Teyssier took part in the Gay rights events in Warsaw, locally known as the "Parada Rowności" (Equality Parade) in 2005 and 2006 and also in Moscow in 2006 and 2007. He represented the LSVD on these events. Teyssier died of cancer in Berlin in 2009. Speaking from Moscow, Nikolai Alekseev,

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Chief Organizer said about the death ofTeyssier: “It will be hard for me to return to Berlin without meeting him, seeing his smile and also quarrelling on our activism stories around a glass of wine. Volker and Jacques were always very supportive of our work, not only in words, but also in their actions. I feel terribly sad”. “Jacques and Volker stood together against hatred, and in support of their LGBT brothers and sisters across the world. Jacques’ passion and spirit will be missed by the many friends and colleagues he made along the way,” said Chuck Wolfe, president and CEO of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and Leadership Institute. A commemoration minute was held for him at the Human Rights Conference of the OutGames. The City of West Hollywood adjourned its Meeting on 17 August 2009 to honor the memory of Teyssier.Document of the City of West Hollywood
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Teyssier, Jacques 1955 births 2009 deaths People from Annonay Emlyon Business School alumni German gay politicians German LGBTQ rights activists French LGBTQ rights activists French Air and Space Force personnel Deaths from cancer in Germany 20th-century French LGBTQ people 20th-century German LGBTQ people