Sławomir Starosta
Sławomir Starosta | |
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![]() Sławomir Starosta (1987) | |
Born | (1965-08-17) 17 August 1965 (age 59) Warsaw, Poland |
Occupation(s) | LGBT activist, rock musician, journalist |
Sławomir Starosta (born 17 August 1965[1]) is a Polish LGBT activist, musician, journalist and publisher of porn magazines and gay porn websites.
Biography
Starosta was born in Warsaw in Poland. In 1987, as a student of University of Warsaw, he co-founded and was the first vice-president of Warsaw Gay Movement.
In April 1987, during ILGA-Conference in Cologne (Germany), he registered Warsaw Gay Movement to become a member of ILGA.[2] In 1990, he co-founded of "Stowarzyszenie Grup Lambda" (en: Association of Lambda Groups), which in 1997 transformed into Lambda Warszawa.[3]
Music career
He started his music career in 1985 as keyboardist and singer. He was member of follows music-bands:
- 1985–1987: Kosmetyki Mrs. Pinki (punk rock) – keyboard instrument and singing
- 1987–1989: Wańka Wstańka (rock music) – keyboard instrument and singing
- 1989–2004: Balkan Electrique (rock music with Balkan music influences)[4] – keyboard instrument and singing
Porn publishing
In 1990 he became a leading porn publisher in Poland. He was co-founder of publishing houses: Pink Press and Pink Service, specialized for gay porn magazines and movies on DVD. He was editor-manager of gay magazines:
- 1991–1996: "MEN!"
- 1995–1999: "Nowy Men"
- 1999–2004: "Gejzer"
He published porn magazines and movies on DVD as well for heterosexual customers: "Wamp" and "Nowy Wamp".[5][6] At present time he is editor-manager of porn-websites for Polish gays.
References
- ^ Gnoiński, Leszek; Skaradziński, Jan (1997). Encyklopedia Polskiego Rocka (in Polish). Warsaw: Świat Książki. p. 51. ISBN 83-7129-570-7.
- ^ Franz Werner (June 1988). "Pedal in Polen" (in German). Rosa Flieder (Germany). Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ Kostrzewa, Yga; Minałto, Michał; Pietras, Marcin; Szot, Wojciech; Teodorczyk, Marcin; Tomasik, Krzysztof; Zabłocki, Krzysztof; Pietras, Marcin (2010). QueerWarsaw. Historical and cultural guide to Warsaw (whole issue). Translated by Urban, Mateusz; et al. Warsaw: Stowarzyszenie Lambda Warszawa. pp. 201–204. ISBN 978-83-926968-1-0. Retrieved 14 December 2013. (pages 201-204) Archived 17 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Wolański, Ryszard (1995). Leksykon Polskiej Muzyki Rozrywkowej (in Polish). Warsaw: Agencja Wydawnicza MOREX. p. 9. ISBN 83-86848-05-7.
- ^ Marcin Klimkowski (12 February 2002). "Teraz Polka!" (in Polish). Polityka. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ "Porno po warszawsku" (in Polish). Życie Warszawy. 9 January 2003. Retrieved 18 December 2013.