Thomas Mosmann

Thomas Mosmann (born 20 December 1972) is a German LGBT rights activist and former politician. He was the city, district, and state leader of the Alliance for Human Rights, Animal and Nature Protection, as well as the party's lead candidate for the 2017 German federal election in Baden-Württemberg until leaving the party along with 15 other members over disagreements with the federal board.

Before his activities in the Tierschutzallianz, Mosmann was the founder and leader of the minor Democratic Gay/Lesbian Party - The People's Party. Mosmann has also been noted for his former sympathies with far-right groups, such as the National Democratic Party of Germany. He has since repeatedly distanced himself from his previous views and described his political standing in 2014 as "centre-left". Mosmann has described himself as gay, has three children, and lived in Tuttlingen until 2022.

Political career Mosmann first came to regional prominence through his support of the far-right National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD). On 1 May 2014, Mosmann left the DSLP and laid down all offices in the party. Mosmann was the party's lead candidate in the state of Baden-Württemberg in the 2017 German federal election and the 2016 Baden-Württemberg state election in the constituency of Tuttlingen-Donaueschingen. He also ran for mayor in Eigeltingen in 2015 Mosmann left the party, along with 15 others, over disagreements with the federal board in 2019, citing an uncompromising and undemocratic party structure as well as the long distance to federal party meetings, which usually took place in Magdeburg.

Mosmann expressed support for the founding of the political party Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht on Instagram in October 2023.