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Winner of the Magnus Hirschfeld Prize 2012

The Berlin Schwusos (Gays and Lesbians in the Berlin Social Democratic Party) have announced the two winners of the Magnus Hirschfeld Award 2012. The jury decided in favor of the lesbian activist Dagmar Schultz and the sports club Tennis Borussia Berlin e.V. The main criteria is the exceptional engagement for the emancipation of gays, lesbians, and transgender persons. The award consists of a plaque with the portrait of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld and 500 euros.

As Audre Lorde’s German publisher I have completed a film on Audre Lorde’s years in Germany 1984 - 1992. The film demonstrates how Lorde’s ideas about human differences inspired the development of a Black German movement and the growth of consciousness around racism among white women—a subject few people outside of Germany are aware of. The project is a very timely one given the renewed US-EU struggles against racism and around race and ethnic integration. Audre Lorde’s work and legacy are central to US-German cross-cultural exchanges and coalition building in the context of the Black diaspora.

(You can send a message here.) See also the FaceBook page “Audre Lorde – The Berlin Years.” There are several ways in which you can support this important project: Read more…