LSVD
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Lesben und Schwulenverband in Deutschland (LSVD) ("Lesbian and Gay Federation" in Germany) is the largest civil rights organisation of homosexuals in Germany.
The association was founded in 1990 as gay association in the GDR by former opposition acitivists against the communist government. After the reunification, civil rights activists joined them.
The organisation became known throughout Germany for its campaign for gay marriage in 1992.
The organisation has a welfare branch, is working with ILGA on international human rights issues and had a lot of success in supporting equal rights for homosexuals and legal acknowledgement of same sex partnerships.
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[edit] Prominent members
Manfred Bruns, Volker Beck, Eduard Stapel, Günter Dworek und Halina Bendkowski were prominent Persons in the Board of Directors. Prominent artists like Comic-Designer Ralf König, comedian Hella von Sinnen, regisseur Rosa von Praunheim and others are prominent indicidual members of the organisation.
[edit] Board of directors
The actual Board Members are: Axel Blumenthal, Julia Borggräfe, Philipp Braun, Manfred Bruns, Günter Dworek, Sabine Gilleßen, Annette Hecker, Axel Hochrein, Uta Kehr, Martin Pfarr, Hartmut Schönknecht and Jacques Teyssier.
