Massimo Consoli

Massimo Consoli (12 December 1945 – 4 November 2007) was known as "the father of the Italian gay movement".[1][2] Besides being an activist, he was also an anarchist and an historian. In 1998, the State Archive of Italy's Ministry of Culture acquired his extensive archive of Italian gay activist history.

Massimo Consoli
Massimo Consoli 2002.
BornDecember 12, 1945
Rome, Italy
DiedNovember 4, 2007(2007-11-04) (aged 61)
Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)Writer,Editor

He wrote more than 30 books, mostly on gay issues, including works on German authors Karl Heinrich Ulrichs and Kurt Hiller. He was a close friend of American author and activist Vito Russo and Italian activist Mario Mieli.

He was also the editor of two publications: Rome Gay News[3] and O-MPO: organo del Movimento politico degli omosessuali.[4] These publications covered many aspects of gay political and social life in Italy beginning in 1975 through the 1990s, including multiple special issues on the AIDS crisis.

Consoli died on November 4, 2007 of colon cancer.

References
  1. Wockner, Rex (November 21, 2007), "Italian gay leader dies", Windy City Times, retrieved 2007-11-22
  2. Repubblica.it
  3. "Rome gay news | WorldCat.org". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  4. "O-MPO : organo del Movimento politico degli omosessuali | WorldCat.org". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
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