Sławomir Starosta

Sławomir Starosta
Sławomir Starosta (1987)
Born (1965-08-17) 17 August 1965 (age 59)
Warsaw, Poland
Occupation(s)LGBT activist, rock musician, journalist

Sławomir Starosta (born 17 August 1965[1]) is a Polish LGBT activist, musician, journalist and publisher of porn magazines and gay porn websites.

Biography

Starosta was born in Warsaw in Poland. In 1987, as a student of University of Warsaw, he co-founded and was the first vice-president of Warsaw Gay Movement.

In April 1987, during ILGA-Conference in Cologne (Germany), he registered Warsaw Gay Movement to become a member of ILGA.[2] In 1990, he co-founded of "Stowarzyszenie Grup Lambda" (en: Association of Lambda Groups), which in 1997 transformed into Lambda Warszawa.[3]

Music career

He started his music career in 1985 as keyboardist and singer. He was member of follows music-bands:

  • 1985–1987: Kosmetyki Mrs. Pinki (punk rock) – keyboard instrument and singing
  • 1987–1989: Wańka Wstańka (rock music) – keyboard instrument and singing
  • 1989–2004: Balkan Electrique (rock music with Balkan music influences)[4] – keyboard instrument and singing

Porn publishing

In 1990 he became a leading porn publisher in Poland. He was co-founder of publishing houses: Pink Press and Pink Service, specialized for gay porn magazines and movies on DVD. He was editor-manager of gay magazines:

  • 1991–1996: "MEN!"
  • 1995–1999: "Nowy Men"
  • 1999–2004: "Gejzer"

He published porn magazines and movies on DVD as well for heterosexual customers: "Wamp" and "Nowy Wamp".[5][6] At present time he is editor-manager of porn-websites for Polish gays.

References

  1. ^ Gnoiński, Leszek; Skaradziński, Jan (1997). Encyklopedia Polskiego Rocka (in Polish). Warsaw: Świat Książki. p. 51. ISBN 83-7129-570-7.
  2. ^ Franz Werner (June 1988). "Pedal in Polen" (in German). Rosa Flieder (Germany). Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  3. ^ Kostrzewa, Yga; Minałto, Michał; Pietras, Marcin; Szot, Wojciech; Teodorczyk, Marcin; Tomasik, Krzysztof; Zabłocki, Krzysztof; Pietras, Marcin (2010). QueerWarsaw. Historical and cultural guide to Warsaw (whole issue). Translated by Urban, Mateusz; et al. Warsaw: Stowarzyszenie Lambda Warszawa. pp. 201–204. ISBN 978-83-926968-1-0. Retrieved 14 December 2013. (pages 201-204) Archived 17 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Wolański, Ryszard (1995). Leksykon Polskiej Muzyki Rozrywkowej (in Polish). Warsaw: Agencja Wydawnicza MOREX. p. 9. ISBN 83-86848-05-7.
  5. ^ Marcin Klimkowski (12 February 2002). "Teraz Polka!" (in Polish). Polityka. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Porno po warszawsku" (in Polish). Życie Warszawy. 9 January 2003. Retrieved 18 December 2013.