Karl Heinrich Ulrichs Award
Encyclopedia
The Karl Heinrich Ulrichs Award is an award presented by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Intersex Law Association (ILGLaw) in honour of a distinguished lifetime contribution to the advancement of LGBTI
rights. The award is named in honour of Karl Heinrich Ulrichs
, a German
activist who is believed to have been the world's first openly gay lawyer
.
The award was announced in 2002, and presented for the first time in 2005. The award is presented every three years at the organization's international conference.
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
rights. The award is named in honour of Karl Heinrich Ulrichs
Karl Heinrich Ulrichs
for the periodical directory, see Ulrich's Periodicals DirectoryKarl-Heinrich Ulrichs , is seen today as the pioneer of the modern gay rights movement.-Early life:...
, a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
activist who is believed to have been the world's first openly gay lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
.
The award was announced in 2002, and presented for the first time in 2005. The award is presented every three years at the organization's international conference.
Recipients
- 2005 - George HislopGeorge HislopGeorge Hislop was one of Canada's most influential gay activists. He was the first openly gay candidate for municipal office in Canada, as well as the first openly gay candidate for any political office in Ontario , and was a key figure in the early development of Toronto's gay...
, Canadian activist and politician - 2009 - Peter Schieder, Austrian and European politician