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A small, crude dive bar with ratty decor, a too-loud jazz band, the pervasive smell of beer, and "an aura of frustration and menacing sadism". Frequented by older butches/Bubis who often postured and argued while drunk and sometimes physically fought…

Advertised as "The Intimate Nexus of the Ladies-World", this was mostly a lesbian bar with live tango music (and an irritating male violinist who begs for tips) and good food. The front was decorated in an artistic café style with real flowers on the…

The Scheune is a well-known gay cruising bar in the Schöneberg district that offers a lively and welcoming atmosphere. It's a popular spot where gay men gather for a flirty chat over cocktails at the bar or occasionally for an intimate encounter down…

Rathauspark is a lovely park area that has been cultivating itself for over 260 years. It's a 10,800-square-metre area that sits in the dead center of the town Ekner, laying on the south-eastern outskirts of Berlin. The park features many rare trees…

R&Co Berlin is a gay fetish shop in Schöneberg that has both an online and physical store. In the years since it was established, it’s become one of the most popular fetish shops in the city and beyond. The primary focus of their business is BDSM…

Spinnboden is an archive and library dedicated to recording lesbian history. Started in 1973 by members of the Homosexuelle Aktion Westberlin (HAW), Spinnboden is dedicated to ensuring the histories, relationships, and achievements of lesbian/queer…

Christmas Avenue, also referred to as the "queerstem Weihnachtsmarkt", is a queer Christmas market hosted on the historic Nollendorfplatz in Berlin. Since 2019, the market has been a popular seasonal event in Berlin for both locals and tourists. In…

Bull Berlin is a men-only cruising bar where leather daddies go to hookup. Their dress code is very laissez-faire, with many wearing as much or as little as they want. The design is very dark and tacky and people are always hooking up in the stalls.…

Nollendorfplatz is a U-Bahn station that houses a plaque dedicated to the homosexuals persecuted during the Nazi Regime. It is in the shape of an upside-down pink triangle, a symbol that homosexuals would be forced to wear in concentration camps. On…

Christopher Isherwood was a queer American writer, best known for his novel: "Goodbye to Berlin" which inspired the musical "Cabaret". He has a plaque on Nollendorfstrasse 17 where he lived from 1929 to 1933.