Homosexuals as a Victim Group under the Nazis

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

The knowledge now widely accepted regarding the persecution of gay men under National Socialism was first addressed in the mid-1970s, initially within the gay rights movement and later among the general public.

The first program of the theater group “Brühwarm” from 1976 included a scene that addressed this persecution. The authors Hans-Georg Stümke and Rudi Finkler, who were also active in the Hamburg gay rights movement, published the monograph Rosa Winkel, Rosa Listen. Homosexuals and “Healthy Public Sentiment” from Auschwitz to the Present.

Ulrich Waller »The Accidental Death of Christian K« (Malersaal)

Mon, 01 Dec 1980 00:00:00 +0000

queer.de writes about it:

The “Peep Show for Cops” as a play at the Hamburg Schauspielhaus

The scandal not only influenced socio-political consciousness but also stimulated creativity. As early as December 1980, the events were taken up in a play. In “The Accidental Death of Christian K.,” director Ulrich Waller critically examined the power of police officers in 20 short scenes. Here, they are “confronted with their stupidity and criminality; their perversions are exposed to ridicule” (“Du & Ich,” March 1981, p. 48). In all the scenes, Waller drew on real events, which he portrayed in a satirically exaggerated manner.

Theater on Hammerschlag

Homosexuals as a Victim Group under the Nazis

Ulrich Waller »The Accidental Death of Christian K« (Malersaal)

The “Peep Show for Cops” as a play at the Hamburg Schauspielhaus