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Stonewall Moments

Stonewall Moments Photo: Goethe-Institut

There are situations in life that awaken awareness of queer identity and spark political engagement: Very personal experiences were shared with us for Queer as German Folk, each a tile in the mosaic of queer history.

The Stonewall Uprising fundamentally changed our perception of queer people and opened up new possibilities of articulation for LBGTQ* people themselves. Queer resistance existed before, in the Weimar Republic, for instance, or in the civil rights movement in the U.S. Stonewall, however, was the beacon from which the LGBTQ* movement was constituted and diversified, a moment in history after which nothing could be the same. Most queer people experience such Stonewall moments: Individual situations, or people who fundamentally impact their lives, leading to a sharpening and personal awareness of queer identity. For Queer as German Folk, some have shared their experiences of such life situations with us.

Darling Shear

Chicago
Darling Shear

Maria Garcia

Chicago
Maria Garcia

Erica Meiners

Chicago
Erica Meiners

Bettina Dziggel

Berlin
Bettina Dziggel

Ullrich Wuerdemann

Berlin
Ulrich Würdemann

Bernd Gaiser

Berlin
Bernd Gaiser

Nadja Schallenberg

Berlin
Nadja Schallenberg

Oguntoye Gammon

Berlin
Katharina Oguntoye and Carolyn Gammon

Alex Alí Méndez Díaz

Mexiko
Alex Alí Méndez Díaz

Sofia Figueroa

Mexiko
Sofía Figueroa

Enrique Torre Molina

Mexico
Enríque Torre Molina

Anita Dolce Vita

New York City
Anita Dolce Vita

Tashan Lovemore

New York City
Tashan Lovemore

Michelle Lopze

New York City
Michelle Lopez

Sabrina Bello

New York City
Sabrina Bello

Anooj Bhandari

New York City
Anooj Bhandari

Wolfgang Benjamin Lobos Phebles

Mexiko
Wolfgang Benjamin Lobo Phebles

Pepe Romero

Mexiko
Pepe Romero

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