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.
In November 2014 the Iconic club Madame Jojos closed its doors. This event being interpreted by many...
This film undertakes a journey into the amazing parallel universe of East Berlin’s fashion designers...
Trailblazing artists, activists, and everyday people from across the spectrum of gender and sexualit...
Describing herself as a 'street queen,' Johnson was a legendary fixture in New York City’s gay ghett...
The shocking story of Richard Leopold and Nathan Loeb, two wealthy college students who murdered a 1...
The film follows the story of Jamie, a struggling butch lesbian actress who gets cast as a man in a ...
These men are undergoing a crucial stage of self-discovery, but for better or worse - they will not ...
A feature film that chronicles a complete season of the International Gay Rodeo Association. Roping ...
Personal diary-style documentary of German Gay rights activist Von Praunheim's sojourn in the US.
When his older boyfriend loses interest in him, the filmmaker relocates to Chicago and uses dating a...
Welcome to the curious, surprising and always outspoken world of straight men who go Gay4Pay. Curiou...
Living in the shadow of Canadian sports legend Lionel Conacher (1900–1954), whose legacy spans five ...
When many people think of Israel, it is often in terms of modern war or ancient religion. But there ...
A documentary about the lives of six transgender women in post-Franco Spain.
A heady, energised mash-up of animation, unseen archive footage and interviews, Rebel Dykes provides...
The life story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, who survived the Nazi reign as a trans woman and helped s...
Nabi, a veteran fire officer, accepts the coming out from her child Hangyeol, “I want to remove my b...
A short documentary about the October 14 1979 March For Lesbian And Gay Rights in Washington D.C.
Inspired by an exclusive interview and performance footage of Chavela Vargas shot in 1991 and guided...
Two queer Brazilians go skinny dipping in a lake where they talk about love, sex, colonialism and mi...