ILGA’s Directory of LGBTI and allied organizations
Germany
Bundesstiftung Magnus Hirschfeld
An organization devoted to other civil or human rights or a governmental organization
Berlin 10117
Germany
Phone: +49-(0)30 - 34 74 74 – 404
Fax: +49-(0)30 - 34 74 74 – 407
Email
Website: http://www.mh-stiftung.de
Contact
Address: Leipziger Platz 8Berlin 10117
Germany
Phone: +49-(0)30 - 34 74 74 – 404
Fax: +49-(0)30 - 34 74 74 – 407
Website: http://www.mh-stiftung.de
Team
Contact: Joerg LitwinschuhWorks
Works on :- Local level
- National level
- International level
- Gay community
- Lesbian community
- Bisexual community
- Trans community
- Intersex community
The Magnus Hirschfeld Federal Foundation is established under civil law as an independent foundation, and is based in Berlin. It has been granted an endowment of € 10 million. The statute provides the Chair with a fixed term of five years. Members of the Board of Trustees are nominated from the German Bundestag, five federal ministries and other members of civil society organizations. Through its education and research program, the new foundation is meant to counteract social discrimination against homosexual men and women in Germany. The injustices committed by the Nazis against homosexuals should be historically processed and documented. In addition, the life and work of the foundation's namesake Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935) is to be scientifically researched and presented. The Berlin physician and sexologist was a pioneer of the gay rights movement and also dealt with issues of transgender and intersex.
