‘On the same level as the Nazis’: the film about Germany’s postwar persecutn of gay men | Film | The Guardian

Contents:

• ‘ON THE SAME LEVEL AS THE NAZIS’: THE FILM ABOUT GERMANY’S POSTWAR PERSECUTN OF GAY MEN
• ‘GREAT FREEDOM’ AND THE LONG SHADOW OF AN ANTI-GAY LAW GERMANY

‘ON THE SAME LEVEL AS THE NAZIS’: THE FILM ABOUT GERMANY’S POSTWAR PERSECUTN OF GAY MEN

The show is notable for s plex gay and bisexual characters and storyl, which range om difficult g out stori to passnate threome sex scen. One of the lead characters is a gay woman, and as LGBTQ TV shows go, this one do a particularly good job highlightg issu of queer parentg, cludg relatns wh the sperm donor and brgg a same-genr partner to your baby’s life.

One of the ma characters is a closeted gay gang member, who fac a closed-md Catholic fay and an arranged marriage to a woman, among other hardships.

The seri don’t shy away om LGBTQ storyl and the reali of homophobia, and there are several queer characters who provi bisexual, gay and trans reprentatn the ma st. One of the characters equents a gay bar, where baret performers drs drag, and the wild sex parti picted the show are apparently pretty historilly accurate.

‘GREAT FREEDOM’ AND THE LONG SHADOW OF AN ANTI-GAY LAW GERMANY

This Rsian web seri is particularly important bee was produced the wake of Rsia’s homophobic “anti-gay propaganda” law, which sentially banned talkg about beg queer or promotg LGBTQ ntent to mors.