Alfonso Pantisano

Alfonso Pantisano is a German LGBT rights activist serving as the inaugural Queer Berlin Liaison Officer as part of the governing Berlin Senate in Berlin, Germany. He is part of the Social Democrats party in Germany.

Background and activism

Pantisano was born in Waiblingen, West 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 Pantisano was until 2025 a city councillor in Stuttgart. Luigi is since May 2025 member of the Bundestag for Die Linke
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.