- Danish National Association of Gays and Lesbians
National association for Gays and Lesbians, Society of 1948 (Landsforeningen for Bøsser og Lesbiske, Forbundet af 1948, shortened to "LBL"), is a
lobby forgay s,lesbian s, bisexuals and transexuals. The association was founded in 1948 as "Circle of 1948" ("Kredsen af 1948"). The current name has been in use since 1985.History
The association’s founder and first chairman was Axel Lundahl Madsen, later Axel Axgil, who held the chairman position until 1952. Inspired by the
Declaration of Human Rights in Paris on the 10 December 1948, he, together with his partner Eigil Eskildsen (later also Axgil) and some friends, founded the association under the name "Kredsen af 1948", which in 1949 became "Forbundet af 1948", or short "F-48". By 1951, F-48's membership had grown to 1,339. in 1985 the current name was introduced.The couple also published the first issue of an illegal paper with
homoerotic content, "Vennen" (The Friend), in 1949, and continued to publish from 1959 until 1970. [ [http://www.sitecenter.dk/zauritsbureau/hjemmeside2/ Danish gay chronology] ]Aims
For the majority of its existence, LBL has been a lobby for gays and lesbians, but since 2002 bisexuals and since 2008 transexuals have also been officially included.
LBL’s aim is to work for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual people’s political, social, cultural and workplace
equality at every level of society. The association seeks to work againstdiscrimination and to function as a dedicated lobby for the purpose of influencing lawmakers, for example in areas such asmarriage s,adoption , and theartifical insemination of lesbians.From January 1954 onwards the association published a magazine, "
Panbladet ". [ [http://www.sitecenter.dk/zauritsbureau/hjemmeside2/ Danish gay chronology] ] Since December 2007 the publication has been on temporary hold due to financial problems.On the 22nd June 1983, Copenhagen's gay radio station
Radio Rosa was founded by the LBL. It now operates independently of the association. [ [http://www.radiorosa.dk/profil.htm/ Radio Rosa's home page] ] [http://www.visitdenmark.com/uk/en-gb/menu/turist/inspiration/storbyferie/kopenhavn/copenhagen-a-gay-friendly-city.htm]Chairmen/women throughout the years
* 1948-1952:
Axel Axgil
* 1952-1958: Holger Bramlev
* 1958-1970: Erik Jensen
* 1970-1978: Per Kleis Bönnelycke
* 1978-1986: Henning Jørgensen
* 1986-1989: Bruno Pedersen
* 1989-1994: Else Slange
* 1994: Susan Peters
* 1994: Søren Baatrup
* 1994-1998: Søren Laursen
* 1998-2002: Bent Hansen
* 2002-2005: Peter Andersen
* 2005-2007: Mikael Boe Larsen
* 2007: Patricia Duch
* 2007-2008: Maren Granlien
* 2008-: Kristoffer PettersonReferences
ee also
* Lambda
*Norwegian National Association for Lesbian and Gay Liberation External links
* [http://www.lbl.dk LBL]
* [http://www.panbladet.dk Panbladet]
* [http://www.radiorosa.dk/ Radio Rosa]
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