Emanzipation im Disco Schritt - Musik, Party, Aktivismus der schwulen Community in den 70er/80er

In the organizer's words:

The homosexual emancipation movement from the 1960s to the 1980s is closely interwoven with the cultural changes and political activism of the time and vice versa. One style of music and lifestyle played a special role in the new self-confidence of gay men: disco.

With contemporary witnesses and experts in dialog with the audience, we go back 50 years to this time of awakening. We talk about disco as a sound and about the Pimpernel disco in Cologne as a place of "homosexual revolution". We talk to people who spun turntables and danced there and the discos that celebrated the gay lifestyle in Cologne.

Talk guests

- Jochen Saurenbach (operator of Pimpernel - activist)

- Jürgen Gauert (activist)

- DJ Adele (DJ at the Pimpernel)

Moderation:

- Michael Zgonjanin

An event organized by VHS Köln in cooperation with Neue Medien e.V.