At the beginning of the AIDS crisis, a differentiated gay movement and community already existed in West Germany. This community was subsequently confronted with a radical change in its living environment. In addition to the immediate threat of illness and death, new debates about state measures to combat the epidemic also had consequences for gay men. As a result, the movement's core demands had to be reconsidered and the relationship to the state had to be reassessed. In addition, their notions of identity and ideas of belonging and solidarity changed. The volume examines these transformations and focuses on law as a subjectivizing authority and arena for engagement with the state.
Die AIDS-Krise trug zu einer Neuaushandlung der Vorstellungen von Zugehorigkeit in der westdeutschen Schwulenbewegung sowie deren Kernforderungen bei. Das Recht nahm eine entscheidende Rolle in diesem Prozess ein.
