![]() ![]() ![]() His epochal 1971 documentary Nicht der Homosexuelle ist pervers, sondern die Situation, in der er lebt ( It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives ), in which a closeted young provincial man is introduced to a range of manifestations of gay subculture in Berlin, has long been deemed instrumental in the establishment of the gay liberation movement in Germany, and a catalyst for liberation movements globally. He rebranded himself “Rosa”, to serve as a constant reminder to others of the pink triangle that gay prisoners were made to wear by the Nazis – a gesture emblematic of his provocative, regularly controversial approach to filmmaking. Prolific activist-filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim was born Holger Radtke in Nazi-occupied Latvia in 1942. ![]()
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