Projects

During the naming of the HOSI Library as the Ruth Maier Library, a publication about the life of Ruth Maier, who was murdered by the National Socialists, was released. It also includes artistic reflections on Ruth Maier. The German and English editions are available for download.

To mark the 40th anniversary of the HOSI Wien Lesben*gruppe (2021, now known as the LesBiFem Group), activists Barbara Fröhlich and Petra M. Springer (eds.) have published a book on the lesbian history of Vienna, with a focus on the work within HOSI Wien.

Prominent figures from Vienna's lesbian community contribute to the book. Among other pieces, readers can find texts by the group’s founder, Helga Pankratz (1959–2014), as well as contributions by Waltraud Riegler, Ewa Ernst-Dziedzic, Ulrike Lunacek, and many more.

The book is available for a donation at the HOSI Wien club venue (Das Gugg, Heumühlgasse 14/1, 1040 Vienna).

Edition Regenbogen, Wien 2021

ISBN 978-3-200-07963-2

The HOSIsters celebrate their 25th birthday! A perfect reason to dedicate a commemorative publication to the cabaret and show troupe of HOSI Wien, revisiting all their past performances and productions through text and images, while offering a glimpse behind the scenes.

Edition Regenbogen, Wien 2007

ISBN 978-3-9500507-3-6

In an unprecedented perversion of medical practice, numerous pseudo-scientific experiments were conducted on prisoners in Nazi concentration camps, often with fatal outcomes. Among these were experiments on homosexual men, who were subjected to various coercive measures in an attempt to "cure" them of their homosexuality.

A leading figure in these experiments was the Danish doctor and SS-Sturmbannführer Carl Værnet (1893–1965). At Buchenwald, he implanted prisoners with an "artificial gland" he had developed, which was intended to continuously release male hormones into the body to "convert" them to heterosexuality.

Edition Regenbogen, Wien 2004

ISBN 3-9500507-2-8

The HOSIsters celebrate their 20th birthday! A perfect occasion to dedicate a commemorative publication to the cabaret and show troupe of HOSI Wien, revisiting their past performances and productions through text and images, while offering a glimpse behind the scenes.

Edition Regenbogen, Wien 2002

ISBN 3-9500507-1-X

In 2000, the Rosalila PantherInnen Graz, HOSI Linz, and HOSI Wien published this comparative overview of legal frameworks for same-sex couples across Europe. The publication also includes an assessment of the financial impact on public funds in Austria in the event of introducing registered partnerships based on the Danish model.

Edition Regenbogen, Wien, Graz 2000

ISBN 3-902080-00-0

Journalism with a twist – by lesbians and gays, for lesbians and gays.

This volume compiles the best articles from 17 editions of LAMBDA Nachrichten, the magazine of the Homosexual Initiative (HOSI) Vienna. Spanning more than a decade and a half of dedicated lesbian and gay journalism, it provides a cross-section of topics addressed by the LGBTQ+ movement during those years – from theoretical and political discussions to the historical examination of Nazi persecution and the impact of AIDS.

Edition Regenbogen, Wien 1996

ISBN 3-9500507-0-1

Love, affection, and sexuality are fundamental needs of human existence. Individuals have various ways to fulfill these needs, and every consensual option chosen by all parties involved is valid. Interpersonal relationships are not confined to a single form; they can also thrive beyond heterosexuality, marriage, or the nuclear family.

Edition m, Wien 1989

ISBN 3-900370-84-2