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Café Dorian Gray
Advertised as "The Intimate Nexus of the Ladies-World", this was mostly a lesbian bar with live tango music (and an irritating male violinist who begs for tips) and good food. The front was decorated in an artistic café style with real flowers on the…
Monocle-Bar
The Monocle-Bar was one of three prominent transgender-inclusive bars in Weimar era Berlin, alongside its peers Silhouette and Mikado Bar. Remembered of those three as being popular with actors, the Monocle, along with its peers, rose to popularity…
Tags: 1920s, 1930s, bar, gay bar, gay club, kabarett, Nazi involvement, trans, transgender club, Weimar
Karls-Lounge
A somewhat exclusive establishment that stands out for a multitude of reasons, Karls-Lounge was known for the demographic it pandered to: teenage "line-boys", often coming in to unwind while still in nautical uniform. In league with this, the waiters…
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…
Kit Kat Club
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…