Rüdiger Lautmann

Rüdiger Lautmann (born December 22, 1935) is a German professor of sociology and one of the most prominent LGBT scholars in Germany.

Born in Koblenz, Lautmann lived during his childhood in Düsseldorf, where he went to school. He first studied German law. After he finished his law studies, he started a second study in sociology. Lautmann worked after university studies first in Münster and then in Bielefeld (for Niklas Luhmann). In 1971 he became then professor in sociology at University of Bremen. In 2001 Lautmann retired as professor.

In 2005 Lautmann married his boyfriend in Hamburg. There he leads the Institut für Sicherheits- und Präventionsforschung. In 2009 he moved to Berlin.

His 1994 book, Die Lust am Kind, is often touted by pro-pedophile activists; he has since distanced himself from this book in response to public criticism in Germany.

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