LSVD+
- Berlin and Cologne, Germany
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, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA).[1]
The organisation became known throughout Germany for its campaign for same-sex marriage in 1992. The LSVD+ has two main offices, one in Berlin and one 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. In March 2024, Lesben- und Schwulenverband in Deutschland (LSVD) changed its name to LSVD+ – Verband Queere Vielfalt (LSVD+).
Manfred Bruns,[2] Volker Beck,[3] Eduard Stapel,[4] Günter Dworek[5] and Halina Bendkowski[6] were prominent persons in the Board of Directors. People from the arts like Comic-Designer Ralf König, comedian Hella von Sinnen,[7] director Rosa von Praunheim, from politics and from science like sexologist Rolf Gindorf and others are prominent individual members of the organisation.
See also
- LGBT rights in Germany
- List of LGBT rights organisations
- Hirschfeld Eddy Foundation, a Human Rights Foundation for LGBTIQ
References
- ^ LSVD - Founding Archived 24 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hat die Homo-Ehe was gebracht?". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Biographie". Volker Beck. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Eddi Stapel: Bürgerrechtler und Vorkämpfer der DDR-Schwulenbewegung verstorben". az-online (in German). 5 September 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "siegessäule - queer Berlin -Der LSVD wird 20!". www.siegessaeule.de. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "25 Jahre LSVD – Für Respekt und Vielfalt". www.siegessaeule.de (in German). Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Hella von Sinnen und Cornelia Scheel gehen getrennte Wege". queer.de (in German). Retrieved 7 February 2019.
External links
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- LSVD+
- Memorial site for the persecuted homosexual victims of National Socialism
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