This is an LGBTQ+ store that offers magazines, books, toys, queer films & porn, as well as clothing for LGBTQ+ people. It specialises largely in gay male clothing.
The Memorial is dedicated to all those who were persecuted, tortured, and killed during the Nazi regime. It is a large concrete cube with a small window that you can look through, on the inside are queer people kissing. Originally it only showed…
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.
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
Bar Zum Schmutzigen Hobby is a Fire Station turned gay bar that is frequented by gay men locals and tourists alike. The club also hosts Drag shows on a fairly regular basis.