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Axel Hotel Berlin
This is a hotel aimed at members of the LGBTQ+ community and is advertised as a "hetero-friendly hotel." In Berlin, it is known as "the Grindr hotel" and is an adults-only hotel. It is located in Schöneberg, which is considered to be the center of…
The JAXX
The JAXX, a private gay club in Schöneberg, is one of Berlin's first gay cinemas. Focused on providing spaces for casual hookups, The JAXX offers open cruising areas and private cabins with screens for viewing its available selection of gay porn.
Treibhaus Sauna
This sauna was primarily used by gay men. Amenities include “whirlpool, darkrooms, smoking lounge, Finnish sauna and private cabins” (Gaycities.com). Entry cost was between 15 and 22 euros per person. The advertisement in this magazine shows the…
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
BOILER
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…
Tags: bathhouse, cruising, gay male, genderqueer, non-binary, queer, sauna, trans
Apollo City Sauna
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…