I found comparing PARAGRAPH 175 to the lecture kind of difficult to do. Paragraph 175 seeks to dismiss the idea of bring queer. It puts a hault to any idea of sexual reform for gay men. The law goes so far as to imprison or take away the civil rights of any man caught before these sexual acts. But the the lecture during the depression era we see a huge leap in film for reform. This can be seen in actress Marlene Dietrich who played a free spirited non housewife material woman in the Blue Angle. She was even an open bi sexual during this time. She was seeking reform and even left Germany to support American troops. It sort of seems like a supporting direction for reform for women which can be seen in film but an unsupportive role for gay men. It seems that was something Germany was not ready for.
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Thursday, March 14, 2013
PARAGRAPH 175
I found comparing PARAGRAPH 175 to the lecture kind of difficult to do. Paragraph 175 seeks to dismiss the idea of bring queer. It puts a hault to any idea of sexual reform for gay men. The law goes so far as to imprison or take away the civil rights of any man caught before these sexual acts. But the the lecture during the depression era we see a huge leap in film for reform. This can be seen in actress Marlene Dietrich who played a free spirited non housewife material woman in the Blue Angle. She was even an open bi sexual during this time. She was seeking reform and even left Germany to support American troops. It sort of seems like a supporting direction for reform for women which can be seen in film but an unsupportive role for gay men. It seems that was something Germany was not ready for.
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Excellent conclusion. I agree with you and i do not see a country that would support openly gay people at that time because people were not ready for it.
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