Alfonso Pantisano | |
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 Alfonso Pantisano at the Christopher Street Day protest in Berlin, 2023 | |
| Queer Berlin Liaison Officer | |
| Assumed office May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1975 Waiblingen,Germany |
Alfonso Pantisano (born 1975 [1] ) is a German LGBT rights activist serving as the inaugural Queer Berlin Liaison Officer as part of the governing Berlin Senate in Berlin,Germany. [2] He is part of the Social Democrats (SPD) party in Germany.
Pantisano was born in Waiblingen,Germany to Italian parents from Calabria. He grew up in both Italy and Germany. After coming out as gay to his parents aged 19 he was kicked out of home;he later reconciled with his parents after 17 years. His brother Luigi is a city councillor in Stuttgart. [3]
Pantisano came to prominence protesting the Russian gay propaganda law.
Prior to his appointment as Queer Liaison,Pantisano was a member of the executive board of LSVD,Germany's largest LGBT rights organisation. [4]
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