Berlin is the European birthplace of queer liberation. It is one of the leading cities in Europe for queer people based on several rankings.
The community engagement, the number of queer spaces, and the nightlife scene all comes together to make queer people included, visible, and valued in Berlin. Moreover, during the division of Berlin into East and West, the culture was preserved in East Berlin in the neighborhoods of Prenzlauer Berg. These days, Berlin is a colorful thriving city celebrating all sexualities and genders.
Keep reading to find out must-visit queer places and things to do in Berlin. You can start discovering the city by learning the history of queer liberation in Berlin and Germany at the Gay Museum Schwules Museum. The first museum in the world dedicated to gay history was opened in in Berlin Mitte.
Opening times vary. You should check that on their website. Regular entry costs 9 EUR. There are several bookshops and libraries in Berlin focusing on queer literature. It also hosts a number of readings based on its schedule. Bibliothek Andersrum in der Schwulenberatung — a library under the Berlin Gay Counseling Service, has numerous fiction and non-fiction works on queer themes. The city has many unique queer bars. Here, we want to highlight the most prominent ones worth visiting. During weekend nights, it gets bustling, so we recommend checking it on weekdays.
Roses — a bar with a rich history operating for a few decades. You can find the interior of the 70th disco style with lovely music by local DJs. Silver Future — a lesbian bar nearby the Hermannplatz. You can get a good set of cocktails and meet many interesting people there, starting from artists to people doing science.
