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BOILER is a men's sauna and bathhouse that functions as a cruising location for gay men in Berlin. The bathhouse's website has a lot of information on their rules and sex-positive policies, and they're sponsored by/associated with a number of German…

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It operates like a café during the day and a club at night. Activities include table tennis and karaoke. Open from Wednesday to Sunday at 6:30 to around 3:00 and is available for birthday parties.

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The Adonis-Lounge was a dingy dive bar that was in operation between the years 1924 and 1933. Sailors and queer men often frequented it, women and straight men were never seen at the establishment. It had a very dark atmosphere, so much so that it…

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The Nationalhof served during its operation as a space for queer gatherings both in entertainment and in political activism. Many clubs frequently met in the space and the space frequently hosted queer specific events.

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Dubbed as "Berlins gröste Gay-Sauna" in its ads, Apollo City Sauna was a sprawling sauna club located near the U-Wittenbergplatz station with several private cabins, saunas, pools, and areas dedicated for cruising. It closed permanently in 2017 due…

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A highbrow comedy/theatre club and beer garden featuring a “mirror tent” stage, with frequent drag acts.

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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…

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Geisha was a prominent queer bar very popular to lesbians until the Nazi takeover in 1933. The space opened in 1922, first catering to elite straight men, then from 1922-1933 the space transformed into a flourishing lesbian oasis, making lesbians the…

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

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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…

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