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Microproject | Workshop: The Stasi and queer life in the GDR

The workshop at the Stasi Archive in Chemnitz explores the history of the Stasi and the GDR’s treatment of queer life, everyday existence and activism, drawing on original files.

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Chemnitz, Federal Archives for Stasi Records
Bruno-Salzer-Straße 5, 09120 Chemnitz
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The Stasi Records Archive in Chemnitz holds around seven kilometres of documents from the estate of the Karl-Marx-Stadt District Administration for State Security and its 22 associated district offices.

A workshop will explore the history and methods of the State Security Service, as well as the work of the archive. Stasi files are also a source of queer history. The workshop will examine the state’s treatment of queer people, their everyday lives and their activism in the GDR.

The workshop aims to explore whether and how the State Security Service dealt with queer life.

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Critical induction days

Microprojects

The micro-projects are intended to provide impetus for new cultural formats or encounters in Chemnitz and the Capital of Culture Region. The broad urban and regional society is called upon to create forms of communication and social interaction. The funding programme has existed for several years and is part of the main programme of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025.

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City of Chemnitz The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media Free State of Saxony European Capital of Culture

This project is cofinanced by tax funds on the basis of the parliamentary budget of the state of Saxony and by federal funds from the Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media), as well as funds from the City of Chemnitz.