Alfonso Pantisano

Alfonso Pantisano (born 1975 ) is a German LGBT rights activist serving as the inaugural Queer Berlin Liaison Officer as part of the governing Berlin Senate in Berlin, Germany.

Background and activism
Pantisano was born in Waiblingen, Germany to Italian parents from Calabria. He grew up in both Italy and Germany. After coming out as gay to his parents aged 19 he was kicked out of home; he later reconciled with his parents after 17 years. His brother Luigi is a city councillor in Stuttgart.

Pantisano came to prominence protesting the Russian gay propaganda law.

Prior to his appointment as Queer Liaison, Pantisano was a member of the executive board of LSVD, Germany's largest LGBT rights organisation.