同性恋不是变态东西，变态的是他所活着的社会正片

ItIsNottheHomosexualWhoIsPerverse,ButtheSocietyinWhichHeLives(NichtderHomosexuelleistpervers,sonderndieSituation,indererlebt)istheearnesttitleofRosavonPraunheim’s1971PG-chastefirstfeature,whichhasagedlikegoodcheesefromascandaloussensation(apoliticalwakeupcalltogays)intoatextbookexampleofclassiccamp—andadelightfultimewarptripthroughqueercliché.Theverycolorfulcolorfilm(shotMOS)openswithvonPraunheim’scameratrailingtwofags—oneblonde,onebrunette—walkingdownasunnyBerlinstreet.Daniel,theshybrunette,isnewtothebigcityandblondeClemensisgenerouslyofferinghimaplacetostay.(WeknowthisbytheheavilyGerman-accentedEnglish,dubbedandspokenina“Sprockets”cadence.)“It’ssohardtofindsomeonewho’ssincere,”Clemens’voicesaysastheycuddleonhisbedbackattheapartment.“Ireallydigyou.”Then,fromoutofnowhere,agrave,German-accented,Moses-likevoiceoverexplainsthat“faggotslongforlovingrelationships”,but“liveinadreamworldofglossymagazinesandHollywoodmovies.”NownakedinbedwithDaniel,Clemensproclaims,“I’dliketothrowthewindowopenandshowthewholeworldhowwonderfulitiswhentwomenareinlove!”Andsoitgoes.DanielfussesoverhishairinthemirrorwhileClemens’heartsickTeutonicvoicenarratestheirnewfounddomesticbliss.“EveryhourandminuteIspentalonewastortureforme.”Luckily,thelovebirdsspendplentyoftimedoingthingslike“watchingtelevisiontofurtheroureducation”andhousecleaningtogether.Theyalsoreadorwriteletters.“DearMother,”Daniel’svoicebegins.Butalas,asClemensstaresintoacabinetchockfullofknickknacks,thatdamnnaggingMosesvoiceoverreturns.“Faggotstrytoimitatemiddleclassmarriage,”hehisses,holdingforthonthesubjectofmentaughttobeincompetitionwithoneanother,tobeself-involved—doomingthefaggotrelationship.Nextthingyouknow,Daniel’ssadvoicesighs,“Fourmonthshavepassed.I’vedecidedtoleaveClemens.”Thenajaunty,genialGermannarratorintones,“Danielwasoftencruisedbyawell-to-doman.”Andthere’sgirlfriendstrollingalongwiththetight-panted“benefactorathiscountryestate!”Astheystopforaglassofchampagnebesideastatue,Mosesabruptlythundersaboutthemyththatthehomosexu…