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A LGBTQ+ nightclub in Berlin with a resident DJ. It opened in 1986 under the German Democatic Republic in East Berlin and was one of the first gay clubs that was approved to open. It opened on Buschalle (where the club gets its name from) in…

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…

Das Institut für Sexualwissenschaft was the world's first queer gender and sexuality research institute. It was founded by sexologist, physician, and queer advocate Magnus Hirschfeld in 1919, and operated until it was ransacked by the Nazi affiliated…

Damenklub Violetta was one of the most popular lesbian clubs in Weimar era Germany. It was well known for their correspondence club that allowed women to get in contact with each other. It was one of if not the first club to hold a night welcoming…

Connection-SHOP is a sex shop that is also connected to a gay club. It is completely queer-friendly and the shop sells kink-related items, specifically leatherware. In the past, the club aspect has been exclusive to queer men, but recently they've…

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…

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…

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.

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.

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…