Krzysztof Garwatowski

Krzysztof Garwatowski
Born	(1967-09-02) 2 September 1967 (age 58) Włocławek, Poland
Occupation(s)	LGBT activist, journalist, teacher

Krzysztof Bogdan Garwatowski, (born 2 September 1967) is a Polish LGBT activist, journalist and publisher of porn magazines.

LGBT activism

Garwatowski was born in Włocławek, Poland. Since 1984 he was active at non-Catholic Polish Scouting and Guiding Association. As student at Warsaw University of Technology, he co-founded Warsaw Gay Movement. ^[1] After he graduated university, he was teacher of mathematics and physics in Warsaw from 1989 to 1997. He was active in LGBT rights in "Stowarzyszenie Grup Lambda" (en: Association of Lambda Groups) in Warsaw. In years 1998–2004, he was a chapter secretary of Polish LGBT price "Tęczowy Laur" (en: Rainbow Laurels), which was granted to VIPs in Poland for their supporting of tolerance to LGBT minorities in this country.

Porn publishing

In 1990, he becomes a leading porn publisher in Poland. He was co-founder of publishing houses: Pink Press and Pink Service, specialized for gay/heterosexual porn magazines and movies on DVD. Between 1990 and 2004, Pink Press published 60% of porn magazines and 80% of porn movies in Poland. ^[2] Garwatowski was:

• 1990–1992 - editor secretary at gaymagazin "Okey".
• 1997–2004 - together with Sławomir Starosta editor of gaymagazin "Nowy Men".
• 1998–2004 - editor manager of gay-website "Gay.pl".
• 1999–2000 and 2005 until present - co-manager in gaymagazin "Gejzer".
• since 1997 member of management at publishing house "Pink Press". ^{[3] [4]}

He was founder and manager of Polish "Eroticon Fairs and Festival" in Warsaw in 2002 and 2004. ^{[2] [5] [6]}

References

1. 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 18 December 2013. (pages 201-204) Archived 2016-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Eroticon festival in Warsaw". Daze Reader. 8 October 2004. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
3. Vadim Makarenko (28 March 2008). "Świerszczyki przegrywają z porno w internecie" (in Polish). Gazeta.pl. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
4. "Porno po warszawsku" (in Polish). Życie Warszawy. 9 January 2003. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
5. Marcin Klimkowski (12 February 2002). "Teraz Polka!" (in Polish). Polityka. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
6. Vadim Makarenko (10 October 2004). "Seksrekord odwołany" (in Polish). Życie Warszawy. Retrieved 18 December 2013.