LSVD

Lesben- und Schwulenverband in Deutschland
Founded 18 February 1990 (1990-02-18)
Founder Eduard Stapel
Type LGBT rights
Focus Lesbian and gay rights and welfare
Location
Area served
 Germany
Key people
 Klaus Jetz
Jacques Teyssier
Website lsvd.de
Formerly called
 SVD (Schwulenverband in der DDR)

Lesben- und Schwulenverband in Deutschland (LSVD), German for the Lesbian and Gay Federation in Germany, is the largest non-governmental LGBT rights organisation in Germany. It was founded in 1990 and is part of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA).[1]

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, director Rosa von Praunheim, from politics and from science like sexologist Rolf Gindorf and others are prominent individual members of the organisation.

See also

References

  1. ↑ LSVD - Founding Archived 24 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine.


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