Herbert Rusche

Youth wings Subnational Multi-national Herbert Ludwig Rusche (6 May 1952 – 22 December 2024) was a German politician and LGBTQ activist.

He, with some other friends, founded the organisation Homo Heidelbergensis in 1972, the first gay group in Heidelberg.

The Green party later also won in federal elections and became a member of the Bundestag for the first time.

After he left the Bundestag, Rusche worked for AIDS organisations and for Homosexuelle Selbsthilfe.

In 2001, Rusche left The Greens because of the party's political decision on Kosovo.