Massimo Consoli

Massimo Consoli (12 December 1945 – 4 November 2007) was known as "the father of the Italian gay movement".[1][2] Besides being an activist, he was also an anarchist and an historian. In 1998, the State Archive of Italy's Ministry of Culture acquired his extensive archive of Italian gay activist history.

Massimo Consoli
Massimo Consoli 2002.
BornDecember 12, 1945
Rome, Italy
DiedNovember 4, 2007(2007-11-04) (aged 61)
Rome, Italy
OccupationWriter

He wrote more than 30 books, mostly on gay issues, including works on German authors Karl Heinrich Ulrichs and Kurt Hiller. He was a close friend of American author and activist Vito Russo and Italian activist Mario Mieli.

Consoli died on November 4, 2007 of colon cancer.

References
  1. Wockner, Rex (November 21, 2007), "Italian gay leader dies", Windy City Times, retrieved 2007-11-22
  2. Repubblica.it


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