Lennart Linke is an LGBTQ+ rights activist living in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. His main goal is to build resilient communities and learn from historic perspectives to design strategies to preserve and strengthen queer rights in the future. He is involved in community building, creating spaces for subculture, as well as engaging with local politics. Lennart has hosted panel discussions with city council members and created a guide on candidates’ stances on LGBTQ+ issues in the council election. In addition, he contributes to fundraising efforts for local community centers and fosters queer subculture spaces that lack representation. Beyond his activism during his studies at Heidelberg University, Lennart recently commenced his PhD studies in cancer biology at the Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam.
Building Queer Community in the Birthplace of the LGBTQ+ Movement
The Stonewall Rebellion in New York’s Greenwich Village catalyzed the worldwide LGBTQ+ rights movement. In September 2024, participants of the second cohort of AGI’s project, Building LGBTQ+ Communities in Germany …
Episode 114: The Transatlantic Legacy of Stonewall
In September 2024, participants in AGI’s project “Building LGBTQ+ Communities in Germany and the United States: Past, Present, and Future” traveled to New York City for site visits and discussions …
