Anna Laszuk (9 November 1969 – 12 October 2012) was a Polish radio journalist, columnist and lesbian movement activist.[1][2]

Anna Laszuk
Born(1969-11-09)9 November 1969.
Warsaw
Died12 October 2012(2012-10-12) (aged 42)
Warsaw
Occupation(s)Radio journalist, columnist and lesbian movement activist

From 2000 Laszuk worked for Radio TOK FM,[3] and became lead for the radio program Komentarze. Laszuk was the chief editor for Furia, a Polish feminist-lesbian irregular magazine.[4] In addition to this, she also directed an amateur theatre group and led sociotherapeutic activities for children.

She died of cancer on 12 October 2012.[5] She is buried in the Northern Communal Cemetery.

TOK FM established the annual award Anny Laszuk from 2013, given for "courageous, unconventional, unusual activities, work or expression, which had a significant impact on public awareness and change to Polish life."[6]

Anna Laszuk's grave in Warsaw at Northern Communal Cemetery

Publications

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  • Laszuk, Anna (2006), Dziewczyny, wyjdźcie z szafy! [Girls, come out of the closet!] (in Polish), Fundacja Lorga, ISBN 978-83-923554-1-0, OCLC 654898151
  • Laszuk, Anna; Sosnowska, Beata (2010), Mała książka o homofobii [A little book of homophobia] (in Polish), Wydawnictwo Czarna Owca, ISBN 978-83-7554-241-7

References

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  1. ^ "Anna Laszuk nie żyje". 13 October 2012. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Ceny leków staje rosną?". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Wiadomości z kraju i ze świata – Portal Informacyjny – Tokfm.pl". Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Furia! (Magazine) former Furii Pierwszej (Magazine, 1997-2001) - grassrootsfeminism.net". Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Anna Laszuk nie żyje". TVN24.pl. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Nominacje do Nagrody Radia Tok FM im. Anny Laszuk". Retrieved 26 April 2017.