Krzysztof Garwatowski

Krzysztof Bogdan Garwatowski, (born 2 September 1967) is a Polish LGBT activist, journalist and publisher of porn magazines.

Krzysztof Garwatowski
Born	(1967-09-02) 2 September 1967 (age 58) Włocławek, Poland
Occupations	LGBT activist, journalist, teacher

LGBT activism

Garwatowski was born in Włocławek, Poland. Since 1984 he was active at non-Catholic Polish Scouting and Guiding Association. As student at Warsaw University of Technology, he co-founded Warsaw Gay Movement.^[1] After he graduated university, he was teacher of mathematics and physics in Warsaw from 1989 to 1997. He was active in LGBT rights in "Stowarzyszenie Grup Lambda" (en: Association of Lambda Groups) in Warsaw. In years 1998–2004, he was a chapter secretary of Polish LGBT price "Tęczowy Laur" (en: Rainbow Laurels), which was granted to VIPs in Poland for their supporting of tolerance to LGBT minorities in this country.

Porn publishing

In 1990, he becomes a leading porn publisher in Poland. He was co-founder of publishing houses: Pink Press and Pink Service, specialized for gay/heterosexual porn magazines and movies on DVD. Between 1990 and 2004, Pink Press published 60% of porn magazines and 80% of porn movies in Poland.^[2] Garwatowski was:

• 1990–1992 - editor secretary at gaymagazin "Okey".
• 1997–2004 - together with Sławomir Starosta editor of gaymagazin "Nowy Men".
• 1998–2004 - editor manager of gay-website "Gay.pl".
• 1999–2000 and 2005 until present - co-manager in gaymagazin "Gejzer".
• since 1997 member of management at publishing house "Pink Press".^[3][4]

He was founder and manager of Polish "Eroticon Fairs and Festival" in Warsaw in 2002 and 2004.^[2][5][6]