Anna Laszuk
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Anna Laszuk | |
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| Born | 9 November 1969. Warsaw |
| Died | 12 October 2012 (aged 42) Warsaw |
| Occupation(s) | Radio journalist, columnist and lesbian movement activist |
Anna Laszuk (9 November 1969 – 12 October 2012) was a Polish radio journalist, columnist and lesbian movement activist.[1][2]
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]
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