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Gate Sauna was a gay sauna that included jacuzzis, whirlpools, steam rooms, and massage/tanning beds. They also had private rooms and other areas for kink activities. This location was popular with older men as well as some couples.
This location…

For those living in an age dominated by the internet, the concept of paying for a book of not much more than a series of web addresses seems absurd. Despite this, ""GayWebMonkey"" seemed to be doing well enough to have more than one printing. The…

Opening in 2001-present Heile Welt is a popular bar for gay men in Berlin. The ad in the magazine from 2013 reads: "you come across every type of gay man there. Whether clad in leather, tennis shoes, suit or normal attire -- everybody is welcome."

A lesbian bar in the middle of the Berlin party district. They advertise a cafe during the day and a party venue and bar at night.

The oldest lesbian café in the city. At one point it featured an all-male cabaret, for lesbians only. Its atmosphere was "easygoing [and] somewhat faded", with blacked-out picture windows (to hide the interior from prying eyes) and large…

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.

The Kaisergalerie was a passageway and building complex was full of many economic attractions, such as stores, performance venues and hotels, etc. It was also a hot spot for people hoping to solicit prostitution, as there were a wealth of sex workers…

A somewhat exclusive establishment that stands out for a multitude of reasons, Karls-Lounge was known for the demographic it pandered to: teenage "line-boys", often coming in to unwind while still in nautical uniform. In league with this, the waiters…

The KitKat Club is a nightclub opened in 1994 and named after the KitKat Club in "Cabaret". It is well known for its extremely sex positive environment where "guests are allowed to engage in sexual intercourse openly at the venue" (Wikipedia). The…

Kitty-Kuse-Platz is a town square named in honor of Lesbian activist Kitty Kuse. The area was chosen for its proximity to many lesbian meeting places, as well as relevant areas to important historical lesbians, and people who were otherwise important…