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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.
Born	December 12, 1945 Rome, Italy
Died	November 4, 2007(2007-11-04) (aged 61) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Writer

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.

Consoli died on November 4, 2007 of colon cancer.

References

External links

• Repubblica.it

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