Helmut Graupner Explained

Helmut Graupner is a lawyer in Vienna, considered a leading advocate in LGBT European rights. He has been president of the Rechtskomitee Lambda since its foundation in 1991.^[1]

From 2005, he has been the Austrian representative on the European Commission on Sexual Orientation Law (ECSOL).^[2]

In 2016, Graupner was awarded the Decoration of Merit, the highest honor awarded by the state of Vienna.^[3]

In 2017, Graupner pursued a case for the rights of five same-sex families that resulted in Austria's highest court ruling that banning same-sex couples from marriage was discriminatory.^{[4] [5]} The first same-sex marriage in Austria was for Graupner's clients in December 2018, with same-sex marriage available to the general public at the start of 2019.^{[6] [7]}

External links

• http://www.graupner.at
• Jus Amandi archives

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rechtskomitee Lambda - Herzlich Willkommen!. www.rklambda.at.
2. Web site: European Commission on Sexual Orientation Law | News. www.sexualorientationlaw.eu.
3. Web site: Wiener Verdienstzeichen für Helmut Graupner und Andreas Brunner. Herwig Hakan. Mader. November 14, 2016.
4. News: Austria Allows Gay Marriage in Court Ruling. Melissa. Eddy. The New York Times . December 5, 2017.
5. Web site: Austria's supreme court legalises same-sex marriage - PinkNews · PinkNews. www.pinknews.co.uk. 5 December 2017 .
6. Web site: Austrian court rules same-sex couples can marry from 2019. Nadine Schmidt and Hilary. Clarke. CNN.
7. Web site: Erste Ehe eines gleichgeschlechtlichen Paares in Österreich. October 12, 2018. Die Presse.