It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives

It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives German Nicht der Homosexuelle ist pervers, sondern die Situation, in der er lebt is a 1971 German camp film directed by Rosa von Praunheim. The plot follows the adventures of a young gay man from the province who arrives in Berlin. He gradually leaves behind his innocence led by his increasing appetite for excitement in the bigcity gay scene. He moves from one gay milieu to another caught in his addiction for fashion and sexual experiences.

Daniel, a young man from the provinces come to the city and moves from one gay subculture to the next. His adventures begin on the streets of Berlin, where the shy brunette Daniel meets the blonde Clemens, who invites him home for coffee and offers him a place to stay. Soon Daniel is living with Clemens and believes he has found the love of his life. The two try to imitate a bourgeois marriage and its lifestyle.Gays dont want to be gays. Gays dont want to be different. They want to live as kitschy and bourgeois as the average citizen. For a time Daniel and Clemens feel deeply in love. Our love was all we care about. Whatever happened around us lost its meaning. The power of his love tied me stronger to him. I dont want to be without him. Even an hour spent alone seems like some kind of punishment. I was tormented by a feverish desire. ........

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