Historian Lising Pagenstecher receive the Medal of Honor for her engagement in the lesbian movement

Mayor Christine Strobl will present on Monday Lising Pagenstecher the silver medal.The historian and sociologist, retired, the year her 80th Birthday is celebrated, looks back on years of research and teaching experience. Their commitment was, and the women's and lesbian movement and the women workers and workers' representatives.

Lising Pagenstecher was born on 29.07.1930 in Cologne-Lilienthal. After graduating in Modern History, she did research for 25 years in the areas of youth, family and women at the German Youth Institute in Munich and focused - not least because of their own search for identity - even with the sex research. The discovery of prejudice, the specific forms of discrimination and the encouragement of lesbians to a confident, open way of life were present key issues. Pagenstecher was her coming-out in the early 70's, their scientific work and commitment in the lesbian movement to one of the most famous lesbians in Munich. The historian and sociologist, retired, the year her 80th Birthday will be celebrated, was therefore of Thomas and Lydia Dietrich Niederbühl for the Medal of Honor 'Munich is on - the friends of Munich' is proposed.

The medal designed by sculptor Eberhard Lutter 'lights Munich - Munich to the friends' has been awarded since 1961 by the City of Munich in the rule of birthdays, but also to other outstanding events. The award of the medal - gold, silver or bronze - requires that each person has acquired the outstanding service to Munich. Lising Pagenstecher is the Medal of Honor in Silver on 21 be in March 2011 at 17:00 clock by Mayor Christine Strobl in the room Grützner the Munich City Hall awarded.Thomas Niederbühl then loads on 22 March from 18:00 clock to a reception at the Rainbow Café (Lindwurmstraße 71), where it is assessed together with Councillor Lydia Dietrich and Rita Braaz the services of Lising Pagenstecher again.

Source: Gaywien.at