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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…

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.

Variety theatre and bar with a permanent circus-style tent and pre-show dining, featuring drag shows and performances of the musical Cabaret. Offers performances of "chanson, cabaret, vaudeville, dance, daring artistry, musical comedy [and] magic."…

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

Strip club with a bar and "amateurish transvestite revue" for entertainment. Workers were known to give oral sex to male clients backstage while their wives remained by the bar and stage.

Mikado was a famous club where costume balls were held for trans (and cross dressing) women. Outside the club was also a known location for sex workers to wait and meet up with people. One of the first crossdressers at Mikado was someone called Sir…

Cabaret with a “wacky” and exclusive atmosphere; a spider in a web was painted on the wall of the lounge. It catered to the petit-bourgeois classes, older gay men, “aunties”, transvestites and drag queens.

SO36 is a famous club in Berlin named after the address where it is located. This club was considered the heart of the punk scene for a time
and it still hosts a variety of events and concerts. While not a strictly gay institution has SO36 has…
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