Gender equality and diversity
Queer as German Folk

The design of the exhibition "Queer as German Folk" developed by the Berlin based agency chezweitz

Over fifty years after the Stonewall Riots in New York, the fight for queer rights continues. The Goethe-Institut supports contemporary discourse and remembrance of queer history in a multitude of ways.

Digital Exhibition

On the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, the Goethe-Institut New York and the Schwules Museum Berlin conceived the exhibition Queer as German Folk. After traveling through North America and Germany, the exhibition is now available online to interested parties worldwide. Create a space to experience the queer movement past and present, with the ability to adapt the exhibition to local contexts. Access the exhibition online at queerexhibition.org.

The curators Birgit Bosold und Carina Klugbauer, Schwules Museum Berlin

Curators
The Team

Still from the Movie "Not the Homosexual is perverse, but the society he lives in"

Preview
Online Exhibit

Exhibition
All locations and dates

Queer Perspectives

Stonewall Moments

Half a century has passed since the riots on Christopher Street in New York. Half a century in which queer people worldwide have fought for visibility, respect and equality. And half a century of personal memories that carry into the present. In short videos, different generations reflect on their Stonewall moments.

Queer life

The global queer community is as diverse as the topics that move them. Manifold are the reflections on history and perspectives on queer life today and tomorrow. We’ve gathered some critical snapshots of fluid, queer identity that are colorful, personal and surprising.

Itinerant conference
Queer commons - queer conflicts

Complementary to the exhibition Queer as German Folk, panel discussions were held in Toronto, New York, Mexico City, and Berlin. Contemporary queer discourse on the topics of resistance, culture, diversity and establishment was recorded and is now available on this website.

Federal judges announcing verdict (excerpt)

Before the law
The German case law on queer issues

150 years of queer history in Germany: our timeline illustrates the long and arduous, still ongoing struggle for equal rights.
German case law reflects both homophobia and newly won freedoms.

Queer Cinema from Germany

The Goethe-Institut offers a list of queer films from Germany that can be used as a basis for local film programs. The film selection and texts are by Wieland Speck, the long-standing head of the Berlinale’s Panorama section, which traditionally includes many gay, lesbian, and trans films. Speck also initiated the Teddy Award, the world's only official queer film prize to be awarded by an A-list festival. The film recommendations reflect Speck’s personal views.

Queer for German learners

Queer for students of German – the Cover from “QP”

Queer for German Learners

The Queer as German Folk teaching materials developed by the Goethe-Institut New York allow you to teach with cultural references, give young people a diverse and vibrant impression of Germany, and consider individual identities: a multimedia booklet written from the perspective of a teenager.

Partners

Queer as German Folk is a project of the Goethe-Institut in North America in cooperation with Schwules Museum, Berlin, and Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (Federal Agency for Political Education)

Local Partners

We thank all of our local partners in Berlin, Chicago, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Montreal, New York, San Francisco, Toronto, and Washington DC for their energetic and enthusiastic support, which made the on-site realization possible.

New York City