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://about blank is a night club in Berlin that has been running since 2010. Like many other clubs in the city, it was established in the bones of an old and out-of-use building (in this case, a former Deutsche Demokratische Republik kindergarten), and…

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…

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…

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…

Cabaret with a “wacky” and exclusive atmosphere; a spider in a web was painted on the wall of the lounge. It catered to the petit-bourgeois classes, older gay men, “aunties”, transvestites and drag queens.

A highbrow comedy/theatre club and beer garden featuring a “mirror tent” stage, with frequent drag acts.

Variety theatre and bar with a permanent circus-style tent and pre-show dining, featuring drag shows and performances of the musical Cabaret. Offers performances of "chanson, cabaret, vaudeville, dance, daring artistry, musical comedy [and] magic."…

"The cabaret Theater O-TonArt, the "court theatre for regal entertainment" in Berlin's Schöneberg district, presents a varied programme of chanson evenings, mini musicals, musical cabaret, concerts, plays and queer comedy. The uniquely outfitted…

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…

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…
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