LSVD

Lesben- und Schwulenverband in Deutschland

Founder(s)	Eduard Stapel
Type	LGBT rights
Founded	February 18, 1990 (1990-02-18)
Location	Berlin and Cologne, Germany
Key people	Klaus Jetz Jacques Teyssier
Area served	Germany
Focus	Same-sex marriage and other things.
Mission	Equality for Lesbians and Gays
Members	3500+
Formerly called	SVD (Schwulenverband in der DDR)
Website	lsvd.de

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

The organization 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

LGBT portal

• LGBT rights in Germany
• List of LGBT rights organisations
• Hirschfeld Eddy Foundation, a Human Rights Foundation for Lesbians and Gays, erected by LSVD

External links

• LSVD
• Memorial site for the persecuted homosexual victims of National Socialism

References

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