Rosa von Praunheim started the film in 1971 in New York City, then filmed political action and gay community leaders in San Francisco, New Orleans, Atlanta, Boston, and Los Angeles over a period of some seven years. This documentary shows the development of gay action since 1950 up to Anita Bryant and the defeat of the Brigg’s initiative in California. Army of Lovers was the first German film to show the history and political presence of the American gay community and their fight for acceptance and human rights.