Elmar Kraushaar
Encyclopedia
Elmar Kraushaar is a German
journalist and author
who lives in Berlin
.
in northern Hesse
. He studied from 1971 to 1979 in Berlin at Free University of Berlin
. In the 1970s, during his university studies, he joined the gay
organisation Homosexuelle Aktion Westberlin.
As author Kraushaar began to write on LGBT
topics, including some works with Matthias Frings
.
Kraushaar has worked as a journalist for Berlin Victory Column
and, starting in 1986, for die tageszeitung
(taz). In 1990 Kraushaar became a journalist for RIAS
TV, then worked at Deutsche Welle
. His column Der homosexuelle Mann... has run in taz since 1995.
Germany
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journalist and author
Author
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who lives in Berlin
Berlin
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.
Biography
Kraushaar was born in NiederurffBad Zwesten
-Location:Bad Zwesten lies about 8 km southeast of Bad Wildungen on the river Schwalm, which belongs to the Eder watershed. North of the community begins the Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park.-Constituent communities:* Betzigerode* Niederurff...
in northern Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
. He studied from 1971 to 1979 in Berlin at Free University of Berlin
Free University of Berlin
Freie Universität Berlin is one of the leading and most prestigious research universities in Germany and continental Europe. It distinguishes itself through its modern and international character. It is the largest of the four universities in Berlin. Research at the university is focused on the...
. In the 1970s, during his university studies, he joined the gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
organisation Homosexuelle Aktion Westberlin.
As author Kraushaar began to write on LGBT
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...
topics, including some works with Matthias Frings
Matthias Frings
Matthias Frings is a German journalist, TV presenter and writer.-Life:Frings was born in Aachen and spent his childhood there. He pursued English studies, German studies and linguistics at RWTH Aachen University. In 1974, Frings was a founding member of the gay student group Aachener...
.
Kraushaar has worked as a journalist for Berlin Victory Column
Berlin Victory Column (magazine)
Siegessäule is a German magazine for the LGBT community based in Berlin. Its name is derived from the Siegessäule , a monument in Berlin, which is phallically shaped and located near a cruising area in the Tiergarten park....
and, starting in 1986, for die tageszeitung
Die tageszeitung
die tageszeitung , was founded in 1978 in Berlin. It is a cooperative-owned German daily newspaper which is administrated by a workers' self-management...
(taz). In 1990 Kraushaar became a journalist for RIAS
RIAS
RIAS can stand for one of the following:*Rias, the plural of Ria, a lower river valley submerged by the sea*"Research Institute for Advanced Study", the former research facility created by the Glenn L...
TV, then worked at Deutsche Welle
Deutsche Welle
Deutsche Welle or DW, is Germany's international broadcaster. The service is aimed at the overseas market. It broadcasts news and information on shortwave, Internet and satellite radio on 98.7 DZFE in 30 languages . It has a satellite television service , that is available in four languages, and...
. His column Der homosexuelle Mann... has run in taz since 1995.
Works by Kraushaar, in German
- Männer, Liebe – ein Handbuch für Schwule und alle, die es werden wollen. Reinbek, Rowohlt, 1982. ISBN 3-499-17658-0
- Rote Lippen – die ganze Welt des deutschen Schlagers. Reinbek, Rowohlt, 1983. ISBN 3-499-15087-5
- Die ungleichen Brüder. Zum Verhältnis zwischen schwuler und heterosexueller Männer. Rororo-Verlag, Reinbek 1988. ISBN 3-499-18226-2 (together with Matthias T. J. Grimme)
- article - in: Detlef GrumbachDetlef GrumbachDetlef Grumbach is a German author and journalist.-Life:After school Grumbach worked as a journalist. Topics of his works are literary critic, LGBT, sexuality, AIDS and events in life of people...
(Ed.): Die Linke und ihr Laster – schwule Emanzipation und linke Vorurteile. Hamburg, MännerschwarmSkriptverlag, 1995. ISBN 3-928983-30-X - Schwule Listen – Namen, Daten und Geschichten. Reinbek, Rowohlt, 1994. ISBN 3-499-17917-2
- Hundert Jahre schwul – eine Revue. Berlin, Rowohlt, 1997. ISBN 3-87134-307-2
- Der homosexuelle Mann ... – Anmerkungen und Beobachtungen aus zwei Jahrzehnten. Hamburg, MännerschwarmSkriptverlag, 2004. ISBN 3-935596-35-9