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One of the central figures associated with the movement was the Kommune I (Commune I), established in 1967 in West Berlin. This group, inspired by the ideals of the Paris Commune and Marxist theory, sought to create a communal living environment that rejected traditional bourgeois values. The Kommune I became a symbol of the counterculture movement, experimenting with free love, communal living, and political activism.

Founded in 1970, HAW’s direct predecessor was the 1969 Berliner Homosexuellen-Arbeitskreis (BHA). In 1969, a small group of gay men (exclusively male, mostly students) began meeting privately in West Berlin to discuss political liberation, distinct from homophile assimilationism. Their use of “Freiheit für die Liebe” was radical: they rejected the idea that love must be heterosexual. Yet their circles were by gender (no lesbians until 1972) and class (academic). Lesbian activists later criticized that “Freiheit für die Liebe” in 1969 rarely included their love. freiheit fur die liebe germany 1969 exclusive