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There are many calls for more shared spaces for queer people that are more subdued for those who do not enjoy an overly chaotic (and often sexualized) typical nightlife. Cafe Doppelherz seems to attempt to address some of these calls. It is a chill…

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…

Café Finovo, founded in 2006 by AIDS activist Bernd Boßmann, is a community space in Berlin-Schöneberg’s St. Matthäus Cemetery. It serves as a gathering place for queer mourning and remembrance, closely tied to the non-profit Denk mal PositHIV e.V.,…

Book release at the 'Candy Bar' described to be an "evening of cocktails, ladies and luscious lesbian loving"

Casa Kuà is a trans BIPOC focused health center, specifically aiming to help those impacted by racism within the German health care system. The name comes from the Spanish word 'casa' meaning 'home', and the Chinese word 'kuà' meaning 'trans.' The…

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…

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.

The City-Men Shop & Video provided a store front area where customers could purchase sex toys and videos. Its biggest draw was its dedicated cinema space, where men were allowed to cruise.

A lesbian club within the Mali und Igel bar. It was opened by Elsa Conrad sometime in 1927, and closed in 1933 when Nazi Germany started a campaign to close all homosexual bars and clubs. The club (Mali und Igel) and the bar were both managed by Elsa…

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…