LSVD+

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]

LSVD⁺ – Verband Queere Vielfalt / Federation Queer Diversity in Germany
Founded18 February 1990 (1990-02-18)
FounderEduard Stapel
TypeLGBT rights
FocusLGBTIQ rights and welfare
Location
Area served
Germany
Key people
Klaus Jetz
Websitelsvd.de
Formerly called
SVD (Schwulenverband in der DDR/Gay Federation in GDR) and LSVD (Lesbian and Gay Federation in Germany)

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

References
  1. LSVD - Founding Archived 24 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Hat die Homo-Ehe was gebracht?". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  3. "Biographie". Volker Beck. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  4. "Eddi Stapel: Bürgerrechtler und Vorkämpfer der DDR-Schwulenbewegung verstorben". az-online (in German). 5 September 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  5. "siegessäule - queer Berlin -Der LSVD wird 20!". www.siegessaeule.de. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  6. "25 Jahre LSVD – Für Respekt und Vielfalt". www.siegessaeule.de (in German). Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  7. "Hella von Sinnen und Cornelia Scheel gehen getrennte Wege". queer.de (in German). Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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