RIP Axel Axgil 1915 – 2011
by Tip O'Neill on Oct. 29, 2011, under UncategorizedGay Pioneer Alex Axgil has died at age 96
He and his partner Eigil were the first gay couple couple in the modern world to enter into a registered partnership in Denmark in 1989.
In 1948, inspired by the UN Declararion of Human Rights he founded Denmarks first gay rights organization – the Associaton of 1948
His partner Eigil died in 1995.
Their Facebook page is here.