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Zauberflote was a beautiful dance emporium in Berlin that would entertain both gay men and lesbian women. There were three separate floors, each floor could pack in about 1,500 partygoers. The first floor was a dancehall that was strictly for…

Styled like a sprawling art deco living room where guests must take their shoes off at the door, Kwia Berlin is a deeply unique gay bar, and a significant step away from the Berlin clubbing scene of both the 1920s and the 2020s alike. Branding itself…

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…

A bar for gay men that is described as comfortable and cozy. Open from 6:00 - 3:00 on most days except Saturday (opens at 8:00) and Sunday (closed).

Verona Lounge had a pleasant, classy environment that would turn to more erotic later in the evening. That was a place for "serious" lesbians as well as voyeuristic male artists and interested straight women. "Gougnettes," aka, women who dressed…

The oldest lesbian café in the city. At one point it featured an all-male cabaret, for lesbians only. Its atmosphere was "easygoing [and] somewhat faded", with blacked-out picture windows (to hide the interior from prying eyes) and large…