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Krzysztof Garwatowski | |
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| Born | 2 September 1967 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.
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.
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:
He was founder and manager of Polish "Eroticon Fairs and Festival" in Warsaw in 2002 and 2004. [2] [5] [6]
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