LSVD⁺ – Verband Queere Vielfalt (LSVD⁺), German for the LSVD⁺ – Federation Queer Diversity, is the largest

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organisation in

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. It was founded in 1990 and is part of the

International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA, Spanish: ''Asociación internacional de lesbianas, gays, bisexuales, trans e intersexuales'') is a LGBTQ+ rights organization. It participates in a multitude of a ...

(ILGA World). The organisation became known throughout Germany for its campaign for

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in 1992. The LSVD⁺ has two main offices, one in

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and one in

Cologne Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...

. LSVD⁺ was formed as the Schwulenverband in der DDR (SVD) in 1990 and campaigned successfully to equal rights for a same-sex partnership. In March 2024, Lesben- und Schwulenverband in Deutschland (LSVD) changed its name to LSVD⁺ – Verband Queere Vielfalt (LSVD⁺). 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, 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, producer, professor of directing and one of the most influential and famous LGBT social move ...

, 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. Publications G ...

and others are prominent individual members of the organisation.

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1990 establishments in Germany LGBTQ political advocacy groups in Germany Organisations based in Cologne Organisations based in Berlin Organizations established in 1990 {{Germany-org-stub

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