Bruno's (German company)

Bruno's GmbH is a German retailer of products targeted toward gay men; it was originally founded in 1981 as Bruno Gmünder Verlag, a book publishing house. Bruno Gmünder Verlag was dissolved in 2017, with the retail division becoming Bruno's[1] and the publishing division sold to the publishing company Salzgeber & Co Medien GmbH in September 2018.[2]

Bruno's GmBH
Brunos
Headquarters
Berlin
,
Germany
Number of locations
4
Websiteshop.brunos.de

History
Final logo as Bruno Gmünder Verlag

Bruno Gmünder Verlag was founded in Berlin in 1981 by Bruno Gmünder and Christian von Maltzahn. The publishing house was best known for Männer, a gay male lifestyle magazine, and the Spartacus International Gay Guide, the best-selling travel guidebook for gay men in the world. Bruno Gmünder had purchased the latter in 1986 following financial difficulties with the former owner John D. Stamford,[3] as well as increasing evidence that the Guide was being used by paedophiles to abuse children in developing countries.[4][5] Under Bruno Gmünder the Guide significantly reduced the pro-paedophilia content, though various aspects remained during the period 1987–1994.[6]

The company declared bankruptcy in 2014, but was purchased by private investor Frank Zahn. When Zahn died unexpectedly in February 2017 the company again declared bankruptcy.[7] The retail division and four retail outlets became Bruno's GmbH,[1] while the publishing arm was acquired by Salzgeber in 2018 and merged into Männerschwarm Verlag.[2]

References
  1. "Bruno Gmünder GmbH wird zur Bruno's GmbH". Schwulissimo (in German). 15 November 2017. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  2. "Queer.de: Nach der Übernahme der Buchsparte des insolventen Bruno Gmünder Verlags ist die Berliner Edition Salzgeber nun auch Mehrheitsgesellschafter der Hamburger Männerschwarm GmbH". Archived from the original on 2018-09-18. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  3. Tax men pounce on Spartacus, Gay Journal, 1986–87, archived from the original on 20 December 2019, retrieved 20 December 2019
  4. Karene Jullien (August 2003), The Recent International Efforts to End Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, 31, Denver Journal of International Law and Policy, pp. 579–605
  5. Mazher Mahmood (3 August 1986), Scandal of Britons who buy young boys for £3 a night, Sunday Times, archived from the original on 19 December 2019, retrieved 19 December 2019
  6. Spartacus International Gay Guide - 23rd edition 1994/95, Bruno Gmünder, 1994, p. 148
  7. Avery, Dan (March 29, 2017). "Gay Publisher Bruno Gmünder Declares Bankruptcy". Newnownext. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.


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