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The Gay Scene in Berlin is as diverse as the city´s districts. In most parts of Berlin gay people are
as accepted as anyone else. In the main districts, Kreuzberg, Schöneberg, Mitte, Friedrichshain & Prenzlauer Berg, same sex couples can be seen, like any other couples, kissing and holding hands. Because of this acceptability, the gay scene is not limited to gay venues. Gay social life is one of the
many threads which make Berlin and add to its amazing character. In districts further away from the
center and particularly to the East of Berlin, the presence of right wing elements means that same
sex couples need to be more cautious about showing affection in public.


It doesn’t take long to get immersed in Berlin’s LGBT scene. A quick subway ride to one of several ‘gay areas’ and this remade city of 3.5 million Deutschers suddenly feels familiar. Even before emerging from the elevated station of Nollendorfplatz I could see the ‘granddaddy’ of all LGBT stores in Europe, Bruno, the gay media supermarket owned by Bruno Gmunder, publisher if the venerable gay guide Spartacus. Inside is a veritable candy sore of erotic—hundreds of videos, books, toys, posters, clothing, lubricants, magazines, and angel-faced staff. (Many of the Bruno Gmunder art books are on sale, through our site!)




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In Berlin the LGBT choices are endless. Shall I go to a gay film? A gay café for dinner? A sauna? A bar with a dark room? A disco with techno-retro music at deafening volume? A gay support group? A gay youth coffee bar? A gay Turkish club? A sex party? Should I volunteer time at the LGBT Man-O-Meter help center or hotline? A talk on gay history? A transgender workshop? An art gallery with a new photo exhibition of ‘A Man’s World’? A talk by Gore Vidal? A gay friendly church or synagogue? Or a lecture on being a gay youth in Germany? Not to mention the ballet, opera, dance, comedy show or the Ernst Busch High School presentation of Virginia Woolf’s ‘Orlando’… not forgetting a visit to the Gay Museum.


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The best way to explore Berlin is by purchasing a Welcome Card, available from €16 at Berlin Tourist Information Offices, hotel receptions and local transport stations as well as the Berlin Tourist Information website.

The Welcome Card is valid for 3 days and offers you free travel on all buses and trains of the Berlin-Brandenburg public transport network, operating anywhere within the A, B and C fare zones in Berlin and Potsdam. The Welcome Card book is full of vouchers with price reductions of up to 50 % for many of the tourist attractions, sightseeing tours and cultural events in Berlin.

Gay friendly Hotels in Berlin are just as diverse and numerous as the cities’ many attractions.

 

Stay at one of the following SRS WORLDHOTELS and take advantage of their special rates www.srs-worldhotels.com   (terms and conditions apply).