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City-Men Shop & Video
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.
Tags: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, cinema, cruising, gay male, media store, pornography, sex shop, West Berlin
Casa Kuà
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…
Tags: 2020s, activism, BIPOC, education, feminism, health center, library, medical, queer, social justice, social services, trans
Schwules Museum
The Schwules Museum, otherwise known as the Gay Museum, is a museum that was founded in 1984. It focuses on gay emancipation throughout history, does research on preserving and presenting queer culture, and lifts up the voices of queer artists all…
The SchwuZ
The SchwuZ, or just SchwuZ, is an icon of the gay clubbing scene in Berlin. It is known as the oldest and one of the biggest LGBTQ+ clubs in Berlin, having been founded by the organisation Homosexual Action West Berlin (HAW) in 1977. The club is…
Dédé Bar
Despite being lauded in the list where I first learned of it as "one of the best-known gay bars in Berlin", the Dédé bar is difficult to unearth any information on. One of the bar's co-owners was a Sturmabteilung Lieutenant, which afforded the bar a…
Bülow-Casino
The Bülow-Casino was a "women's club" and transgender-friendly Bar made by Helene Diller and Kathe Bloche in 1910. They allowed the renting of rooms inside their bar as the owners may have been strapped for cash. The Bar later dissolved in 1914…
Tags: 1910s, bar, club, hotel, lesbian, Pre-Weimar, trans, transgender club
Theater O-TonArt
"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…
Kleist Kasino
The Kleist Kasino was a Gay Bar that has had multiple locations over the course of almost sixty years. It doubled as a bar and a street theatre. Founded by Robert Dozy, it was made to look like any normal restaurant. Its interior had pink lighting…