Lambda Groups Association

For organization in Denmark, see Lambda (association).

Lambda Groups Association[a] was a first officially registered LGBT movement organization in Poland, that operated from 1990 to 1997.[1] It was established by members of three unofficially functioning organizations: FILO Lambda-Gdańsk, WHM Lambda-Warsaw and ETAP Lambda-Wrocław, with notable members being: Sławomir Starosta, Waldemar Zboralski, Ryszard Ziobro, and Ryszard Kisiel.[1] It was the second organization attempting to legalize LGBT movement organizations in Poland, with Warsaw Gay Movement, disestablished in 1987, being the first.[1][2]

Organization

The organization had its branches in 15 cities: Bydgoszcz, Bytom, Gdańsk, Kraków, Lublin, Łódź, Olsztyn, Piotrków Trybunalski, Poznań, Szczecin, Toruń, Warsaw, and Wrocław.[3]

Citations

Notes

  1. ^ Polish: Stowarzyszenie Grup Lambda; abbr.: SGL

References

  1. ^ a b c Artur Jeffmański. LAMBDA, polska organizacja lesbijsko-gejowska. In: Filo, Pismo lesbijek i gejów. 1(19) 1990, p. 3, 1990-03-12. Gdańsk: Ryszard Kisiel, Gdańska Grupa Gejowska FILO.
  2. ^ Konferencja prasowa rzecznika rządu, In: Rzeczpospolita, 11 November 1988. p. 9.
  3. ^ Andrzej Selerowicz: Leksykon kochających inaczej. Poznań: Wydawnictwo Softpress, 1993, p. 24-27. ISBN 83-900208-6-6.