- Friedrich Radszuweit
Friedrich Radszuweit (born
15 April 1876 -15 March 1932 ) was a Germanmanager ,publisher , andauthor .Radszuweit was born in
Königsberg . He moved to Berlin in 1901 and opened a shop for women's clothes. In 1923, Radszuweit, who wasgay ,citation |title=The Homosexual Emancipation Movement in Germany |first=James D. |last=Steakley |year=1975 |publisher=Arno Press |isbn=0405073666] founded the organisation "Bund für Menschenrecht E.V." (BfM), which worked for the rights ofgay people and for the deletion ofParagraph 175 . He started his own publishing company and published the monthly magazine "Zeitschrift für Menschenrecht" from 1923 to 1933. The company also published severalLGBT books and homoerotic graphics.The company also produced the first gramophone record with homosexual themes, including "Bubi laß uns Freunde sein" by
Bruno Balz andErwin Neuber . Other magazines published include "Insel", "Magazin der Einsamen" (1926-1931), and "Das dritte Geschlecht" (four editions: 1930/1931). He also started thelesbian magazine "Die Freundin, Wochenschrift für ideale Frauenfreundschaft".Radszuweit wrote the novels "Männer zu verkaufen", "Ledige Frauen", "Die Symphonie des Eros" and "Paul Tritzkis Lebensweg". In 1927, he produced a flyer for the members of the Reichstag advocating reform of
§ 175 .Radszuweit, Friedrich. "Irrlehren über die Homosexualität. § 175 muss abgeschafft werden ! Denkschrift an den Deutschen Reichstag zur Beseitigung einer Kulturschande", published by Bund für Menschenrechte, Berlin 1927, 14 pages ]In 1932, Radszuweit died in Berlin.
Works
* "Männer zu verkaufen", Leipzig, Lipsia-Verlag, 1932, 6. edition
* "Ledige Frauen", Berlin, 1928–1929
* "Die Symphonie des Eros", Berlin-Pankow, Kaiser Friedrich-Str. 1, 1925
* "Paul Tritzkis Lebensweg", Berlin-Pankow, Kaiser-Friedrich-Str. 1, Orplid-publishing, 1924Further reading
* Hergemöller, Bernd-Ulrich. "Mann für Mann", Hamburg
* Lauritsen, John and Thorstad, David. "The Early Homosexual Rights Movement", 1864-1935. (Second Edition revised).Notes
External links
* [http://dispatch.opac.d-nb.de/DB=4.1/SET=2/TTL=11/CMD?ACT=SRCHA&IKT=8500&SRT=YOP&TRM=Friedrich+Radszuweit Friedrich Radszuweit in German national bibliothek]
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