Lost durg Nazi le Germany, one of the world’s first pro-gay films has fally been rtored for morn viewers | Xtra Magaze

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• LOST DURG NAZI LE GERMANY, ONE OF THE WORLD’S FIRST PRO-GAY FILMS HAS FALLY BEEN RTORED FOR MORN VIEWERS
• GAY GERMAN MOVI

LOST DURG NAZI LE GERMANY, ONE OF THE WORLD’S FIRST PRO-GAY FILMS HAS FALLY BEEN RTORED FOR MORN VIEWERS

Here, 11 gay movi, om the dramatic to the edic, om the absurd to the touchg, om the Weimer Republic to unified Berl, straight out of Germany. Madchen Uniform ("Girls Uniform"), 1931: While homosexualy was simply allud to the aforementned flicks, was on full display Madchen Uniform, the tale of a boardg school girl who falls for her teacher. Anrs als du und Ich ("Different From You and Me"), 1957: Not to be nfed wh the siarly gay 1919 movie Anrs als die Anrn ("Different om the Others"), this mid-20th Century narrative revolv around rich kid Kls's affair wh a lower-class peer named Maned.

And drama also ensued when the picture me out -- not only were nservativ displeased wh the gay ntent, early gay activists were livid over an endg which, spoiler alert, Kls is "cured" of his homosexualy. Nicht r Homosexuelle ist pervers, sonrn die Suatn, r er lebt ("It Is Not The Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But The Society In Which He Liv"), 1971: Perhaps one of the most ntroversial gay featur ever to e out of Germany, or anywhere else, this mouthful of a movie and s portrayal of gay men as shallow, fashn-obssed, limp wristed weaklgs created such a stir that the viotaped cricisms om gay activists nstute their own short. Fstrecht r Freihe ("Fox and His Friends"), 1975: Inic New Cema filmmaker Raer Werner Fassbr directed, wrote, and starred this story of a gay man who falls for a wealthy heir.

Taxi zum Klo ("Taxi to the John", or "Taxi to the Toilet"), 1981: Frank Ripploh's semi-tobgraphil drama about a prim and proper school teacher wh a hardre after-hours sex life was groundbreakg and sensatnal for s time, and ed remas a cult classic (and one of the sexit gay films acrdg to director John Cameron Mchell).

GAY GERMAN MOVI

-- premiered the very night the Berl Wall Out (1989) Trailer | Heer CarowReportedly the first film to e out of East Germany to al openly wh gay issu. Lola und Bilidikid (Lola and Billy The Kid), 1999: Wrer/Director Kutlug Ataman had hoped to film this story of a young man tryg to rencile his homosexualy wh Islam Turkey, the ma character's fay's homeland, but he uldn't shore up enough support. Instead, Sherry Hormann's rom- tackl homophobia sports by stg Maxiian Bckner as Ecki, a closeted soccer player who back strong after beg booted om his team for beg gay.

For Hirschfeld, the film was also an opportuny to draw attentn to anti-gay laws Germany at the time. “Although the film n be nsired a good example of g media to agate for the reform of anti-gay laws, Herrn has problems wh the way the film am sexual inty. Although the film n be nsired a good example of g media to agate for the reform of anti-gay laws, Herrn has problems wh the way the film am sexual inty.