Anna and Edith work together at an insurance company and get closer as they fight the patriarchy at home and in the office. This 1970s classic was the first film to show a love story between two women in a positive light on German television. We are excited to present it for the first time with English subtitles, produced by…
Posts tagged as “Gay”
Unlike the Federal Republic, by 1968 the German Democratic Republic’s penal code had de-criminalized homosexuality. But the “workers’ and farmers’ state” did not exactly welcome its gay and lesbian citizens with open arms; their sexuality was taboo and they were often marginalized from public life. The generation of gay men and women who had seen the war and were now…
Analysis: Will Italian judges be the champions of LGBT rights?
While the Italian Parliament continues to pretend that same-sex families don’t exist in Italy, the courts may have a (partial) solution to the problem.