Hirschfeld Eddy Foundation

Name origin

The Foundation's name remembers two personalities who are important for the worldwide struggle for the Human Rights of gay people: Dr Magnus Hirschfeld (1868–1935), after the German physician, sexologist, sexual reformer and civil rights activist and FannyAnn Eddy (1974–2004), the prominent lesbian human rights activist from Sierra Leone, who was murdered in 2004.

Background

The initiative came from the Lesbian and Gay Federation in Germany (LSVD), today LSVD+ – Association Queer Diversity. LSVD+ is one of three queer organisations which was formally granted consultative status at the United Nations in 2006 and is giving organizational support for the Foundation.

Founding council members

Boris Balanetkii, Executive Director of Information Center GenderDoc-M, Moldova;

Gloria Careaga Pérez, El Closet de Sor Juana, Mexico and Latin American board member, (ILGA), Faculty of Psychology in the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM);

Rosanna Flamer-Caldera, Executive Director, Equal Ground, Sri Lanka and Co-Secretary General, ILGA;

Muhsin Hendricks, The Inner Circle, South Africa, first openly gay imam;

Joey Matale, ANZAPI (Aotearoa/New Zealand, Australia and Pacific Islands ) board member, ILGA, Tonga Leiti’s Association;

Juliet Victor Mukasa, SMUG (Sexual Minorities Uganda);