The acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community by the Catholic Church has always been controversial and much-debated even after significant progress in equality and human rights has been achieved in the past decade. If the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ walked amongst us today as drag queens, will Catholics and Christians accept them for who they are?
Particularly in the ’70s and early ’80s, Ingo Petzke was a force to reckon with. This was mostly due to his effervescent, encompassing activities in the arena of experimental film: writing and teaching, starting art house cinemas and even festivals, sitting on juries and boards, running CINE PRO – Germany’s only distribution company specialised in experimental film – and even funding cash prices for budding film makers. Last but not least he was a filmmaker in his own right.
