Massimo Consoli | |
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| Born | December 12, 1945 Rome, Italy |
| Died | November 4, 2007(2007-11-04) (aged 61) Rome, Italy |
| Occupations | Writer,editor |
Massimo Consoli (12 December 1945 – 4 November 2007) was known as "the father of theItaliangay movement".[1][2] Besides being an activist, he was also ananarchist and a historian. In 1998, the State Archive of Italy's Ministry of Culture acquired his extensive archive of Italian gay activist history.
He wrote more than 30 books, mostly on gay issues, including works on German authorsKarl Heinrich Ulrichs andKurt Hiller. He was a close friend of American author and activistVito Russo and Italian activistMario Mieli.
He was also the editor of two publications: Rome Gay News[3] and O-MPO: organo del Movimento politico degli omosessuali.[4] These publications covered many aspects of gay political and social life in Italy beginning in 1975 through the 1990s, including multiple special issues on the AIDS crisis.
Consoli died on November 4, 2007, ofcolon cancer.
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