Lesbenring e.V. is the most important lesbian organisation in Germany with seat in Heidelberg. The organisation was founded in 1982. Lesbenring works for the rights of lesbian women in Germany and fights for social equality. The organisation has around five thousand members. Lesbenring is a member of the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA). Lesbenring has worked since 1990 together with the German LGBT organisation LSVD. Lesbenring supports each year the meeting of lesbians Lesben-Frühlings-Treffen in Germany.