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Besenkammer-Bar
Besenkammer-Bar, located near Alexanderplatz, is a historical and notably small gay bar whose name aptly translates to "broom closet." The bar is open 24 hours and serves a mixed clientele of mostly gay men, Berlin residents, and tourists. It was one…
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.
Schwules Museum
The Schwules Museum, otherwise known as the Gay Museum, is a museum that was founded in 1984. It focuses on gay emancipation throughout history, does research on preserving and presenting queer culture, and lifts up the voices of queer artists all…
The SchwuZ
The SchwuZ, or just SchwuZ, is an icon of the gay clubbing scene in Berlin. It is known as the oldest and one of the biggest LGBTQ+ clubs in Berlin, having been founded by the organisation Homosexual Action West Berlin (HAW) in 1977. The club is…
Kleist Kasino
The Kleist Kasino was a Gay Bar that has had multiple locations over the course of almost sixty years. It doubled as a bar and a street theatre. Founded by Robert Dozy, it was made to look like any normal restaurant. Its interior had pink lighting…
Eisenherz Buchladen
Eisenherz Buchladen (originally Prinz Eisenherz Buchladen) is a bookstore founded in 1978 by members of the new gay movement emerging at the time. The store functioned as a bookstore as well as a meeting place for queer people, often young gay men…
Cafe Doppelherz at the Mann-O-Meter Café
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…