1892 - 1972
Henry Gerber American Activist
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Details
| First Name |
Henry
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| Last Name |
Gerber
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| Birthday |
29th June, 1892
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| Birthplace |
Bavaria, Germany
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| Died |
31st December, 1972
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| Place of Death |
Washington, D. C., U.S.
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
United States Army Writer
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| Occupation |
Activist
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Henry Gerber (June 29, 1892 in Passau, Bavaria– December 31, 1972) was an early homosexual rights activist in the United States. Inspired by the work of Germany's Magnus Hirschfeld and his Scientific-Humanitarian Committee, Gerber founded the Society for Human Rights (SHR) in 1924, the nation's first known homosexual organization, and Friendship and Freedom, the first known American homosexual publication. SHR was short-lived, as police arrested several of its members shortly after it incorporated. Although embittered by his experiences, Gerber maintained contacts within the fledgling homophile movement of the 1950s and continued to agitate for the rights of homosexuals. Gerber has been repeatedly recognized for his contributions to the LGBT movement.
