Title
Kitty-Kuse-Platz
Subject
Town Square
Description
Kitty-Kuse-Platz is a town square named in honor of Lesbian activist Kitty Kuse. The area was chosen for its proximity to many lesbian meeting places, as well as relevant areas to important historical lesbians, and people who were otherwise important to lesbian culture.
Image from: “Kitty-Kuse-Platz.” 2025. Visitberlin.de. visitBerlin. 2025. https://www.visitberlin.de/en/kitty-kuse-platz.
Image from: “Kitty-Kuse-Platz.” 2025. Visitberlin.de. visitBerlin. 2025. https://www.visitberlin.de/en/kitty-kuse-platz.
Creator
Sam Vander Meulen
Source
“Kitty-Kuse-Platz.” 2025. Visitberlin.de. visitBerlin. 2025. https://www.visitberlin.de/en/kitty-kuse-platz.
Date
1997-Now
Relation
“Queerplaces - Kitty Kuse.” 2016. Elisarolle.com. 2016. http://www.elisarolle.com/queerplaces/klmno/Kitty%20Kuse.html.
Language
English
Dates
1989- A plaque was placed at the home of Claire Waldoff
2014- Artist involved in Lesbian movement, Gertrude Sandmann, is commemorated by a plaque at her previous home.
2014- Artist involved in Lesbian movement, Gertrude Sandmann, is commemorated by a plaque at her previous home.
Address
Kitty-Kuse-Platz
10829 Berlin
10829 Berlin
Participants
Claire Waldoff: Famous Cabaret Star
Marlene Dietrich: Actor embraced as a Butch idol
Kitty Kuse: Lesbian activist in the 1970s
Marlene Dietrich: Actor embraced as a Butch idol
Kitty Kuse: Lesbian activist in the 1970s