Out in East Berlin: Lesbians and Gays in the GDR
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2013-10-31
Paragraph 175, which made homosexual behavior punishable by law, was abolished in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in 1968. At that time, heterosexual nuclear families constituted the center of socialist society, and homosexuality was considered a peripheral issue in the GDR. Out in East Berlin —Lesbians & Gays in the GDR tells the impressive-to-absurd personal histories of gay men and lesbians in the GDR, from the post WWII years until the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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Paragraph 175, which made homosexual behavior punishable by law, was abolished in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in 1968. At that time, heterosexual nuclear families constituted the center of socialist society, and homosexuality was considered a peripheral issue in the GDR. Out in East Berlin —Lesbians & Gays in the GDR tells the impressive-to-absurd personal histories of gay men and lesbians in the GDR, from the post WWII years until the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Released
2013-10-31
Runtime
94
Director
Andreas Strohfeldt
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Genres
Documentary
Language
Deutsch
Production
Galeria Alaska Productions
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Peter Bausdorf
Peter BausdorfBettina Dziggel
Bettina DziggelMichael Eggert
Michael EggertAndreas Fux
Andreas FuxMarinka Körzendörfer
Marinka KörzendörferJürgen Litfin
Jürgen LitfinMarina Krug
Marina KrugKlaus Laabs
Klaus LaabsGerhard Plöse
Gerhard PlöseChristian Pulz
Christian PulzMichael Raimann
Michael RaimannPeter Rausch
Peter RauschEduard Stapel
Eduard Stapel
Peter Tatchell
Peter TatchellGünter Litfin
Günter LitfinWolfgang Beyer
Wolfgang BeyerLothar Dönitz
Lothar DönitzFred Frumberg
Fred FrumbergDieter Neuendorf
Dieter NeuendorfBrigitte Schütze
Brigitte SchützeBernd Stapel
Bernd Stapel