Levensrecht
The Leven law was the first Dutch magazine by and for homosexuals . It appeared for the first time in 1940, then interrupted its publication due to the German occupation and continued in 1946. The last edition appeared in 1948.
The editors and founders were Jaap van Leeuwen , Niek Engelschman and Hann Diekmann . In March 1940 the first issue of Levensrecht appeared in an edition of 300 copies, which was sent free of charge to all interested parties. A month later the magazine had 110 subscribers, which grew to 190. Due to the German occupation of the Netherlands two months later, no further edition could appear for the time being.
After the end of the occupation, Levensrecht started again in 1946 with an edition of 400 copies. The Shakespeare Club emerged from its readership in 1946 and was renamed Cultuur- en Ontspanningscentrum in 1949 , the oldest LGBT association in the world that still exists today.
The last issue of the magazine was published in February 1948. Due to official persecution, it could not continue to appear. Its function was temporarily taken over by the COC's Maandbericht , which in 1949 became the magazine Vriendschap , which existed until 1964 .
literature
Warmerdam, Hans, & Pieter Koenders (1987) '' Cultuur en ontspanning. Het COC 1946-1966 ''. Utrecht: NVIH COC / Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht.