What is Manfred Bruns?
[[Image:1986 Manfred Bruns 800.jpg|thumb|right]] '''Manfred Bruns''' (July 1934 &ndash; 22 October 2019) was a German federal attorney and [[LGBTQ]] activist. He worked at the [[Federal Court of Justice of Germany]]. Until 2016, he was a member of the Board of Directors of the Lesbian and Gay Association ([[LSVD]]).<ref>{{cite news|title=Same-Sex Partners Win Legal Status in Germany|work= New York Times |date=August 2, 2001|url= http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F1081EF83C580C718CDDA10894D9404482}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Same-sex couples win rights|publisher=Workers World|date=August 9, 2001|url=http://www.workers.org/ww/2001/germany0809.php|access-date=October 23, 2019|archive-date=July 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721043459/https://www.workers.org/ww/2001/germany0809.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bruns was born in [[Linz am Rhein]], Germany. He was known for his efforts to push for political activity to fight against [[AIDS]] in Germany. Bruns died in [[Karlsruhe]], Germany on 22 October 2019 of [[liver failure]] at the age of 85.<ref>{{cite news|title=Trauer um Manfred Bruns|work= queer.de |date=October 22, 2019|url=https://www.queer.de/detail.php?article_id=34733}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruns, Manfred}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:German LGBT rights activists]] [[Category:Lawyers from Baden-Württemberg]] [[Category:German LGBT people]] [[Category:People from Stuttgart]] {{bio-stub}}