Title
BOILER
Subject
Men's sauna and bathhouse
Description
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 queer community organizations, such as VORSPIEL and Regenbogenfonds. The business has been open for over a decade and their website regularly updates with a calendar of special events and theme nights.
Creator
Fisher Benson
Source
Knox Archives, Steve Jones Collection Box 9. Blu no. 40, April 2012.
Publisher
Knox Archives
Date
2011-present
Relation
Boiler, January 22, 2025. https://www.boiler-berlin.de/en.
Coverage
Modern Berlin, Germany
Founders/owners
Guido, managing director and Marcel, operations manager.
Address
Mehringdamm 34, 10961 Berlin, Germany
Participants
Primarily gay men, officially a "men's sauna"; gender queer folks also conditionally welcome (official policy states "Access to the BOILER is granted to all persons who are perceived as men by our staff at the entrance in a clothed variant", so access is based on 'passing' presentation rather than identity).