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Out in East Berlin: Lesbians and Gays in the GDR
Out in East Berlin: Lesbians and Gays in the GDR

OUT IN EAST BERLIN: LESBIANS AND GAYS IN THE GDR

Out in Ost-Berlin: Lesben & Schwule in der DDR

Directed by Jochen Hick, Andreas Strohfeldt
Germany, 2013
Documentary, LGBTQ+

Synopsis

In 1968, paragraph 175, which made homosexual behavior punish able by law was abolished in the German Democratic Republic. At first homosexuality was considered a negligible issue in ‘real existing socialism’.

Synopsis

In 1968, paragraph 175, which made homosexual behavior punish able by law was abolished in the German Democratic Republic. At first homosexuality was considered a negligible issue in ‘real existing socialism’.