The 'Lesbian in Leipzig Project' at the University of Leipzig
The project "Lesbian in Leipzig" is born within the lecture LGBT* Culture offered by the University of Leipzig during the Summer Semester 2016. This lecture was the first of its kind at the University of Leipzig and had as an aim to teach the interested students about gender and queer theory, with a special focus on their application in political bodily and aesthetic practices.
Through different topics such as film, history, music or pride we got an insight into what was the LGBT culture.s.
Thanks to the impulse of our teacher Hernando Gomez Prada, we have decided to create this project in order to give a better visibility of the Leipziger Lesbian community. Leipzig is truly a city with a lesbian culture where the lesbian lifestyle isn't hidden, where it is visible. This aspect of the city and its alternative culture attracted us and we wanted to know what was making Leipzig so special!
Through the interview of 5 women, of different background, different age and different origins, we have aimed at showing what was the particularity of this city and at making the lesbian community more visible.
The "L" of the LGBT community is often less visible and more divided. Through our project we wanted to show women, who are outed as lesbian or fluid and who are just trying to make their way through life, like every body else.
Through different topics such as film, history, music or pride we got an insight into what was the LGBT culture.s.
Thanks to the impulse of our teacher Hernando Gomez Prada, we have decided to create this project in order to give a better visibility of the Leipziger Lesbian community. Leipzig is truly a city with a lesbian culture where the lesbian lifestyle isn't hidden, where it is visible. This aspect of the city and its alternative culture attracted us and we wanted to know what was making Leipzig so special!
Through the interview of 5 women, of different background, different age and different origins, we have aimed at showing what was the particularity of this city and at making the lesbian community more visible.
The "L" of the LGBT community is often less visible and more divided. Through our project we wanted to show women, who are outed as lesbian or fluid and who are just trying to make their way through life, like every body else.
How to navigate on our website
In the section Project you will find the final video of you project. We asked 10 questions to 5 women and combined them in a video, which we hope to be the most representative.
Thanks to the quick insight in our Methodology, you can learn in more detail about the development and the coming to life of our project, together with more information about the persons we worked with.
Through the section Let's Be Honest we want to give you the word. We want to give a voice to any woman who wants to speak out for herself or for the others and who wishes to share with us her experiences.
If you click on The Team you can find a small description of each of us and contact us if you have any remarks or question.
Under Link, you can find useful information about the lesbian life in Leipzig and in Germany in general. You'll also find access to our partners' websites.
Thanks to the quick insight in our Methodology, you can learn in more detail about the development and the coming to life of our project, together with more information about the persons we worked with.
Through the section Let's Be Honest we want to give you the word. We want to give a voice to any woman who wants to speak out for herself or for the others and who wishes to share with us her experiences.
If you click on The Team you can find a small description of each of us and contact us if you have any remarks or question.
Under Link, you can find useful information about the lesbian life in Leipzig and in Germany in general. You'll also find access to our partners' websites.
We hope you enjoy our work and are looking forward to sharing with you!