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• GAY GERMANY
• GAY FRANKFURT
• QUEER & GAY BERL: YOUR GUI FOR LGBTQ+ BERL
• GAY MEN UNR THE NAZI REGIME
• GAY MUNICH
• GERMANY HAS THE BIGGT GAY POPULATN IN EUROPEBUT STILL DON'T HAVE MARRIAGE {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY CODY GOHLOCTOBER 19, 2016/7:19 AMBY CODY GOHLOCTOBER 19, 2016 / 7:19 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GERMANY HAS THE BIGGT GAY POPULATN IN EUROPE","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-10-19T11:19:25.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-10-19T11:19:25.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CODY GOHL","KEYWORDS":"TERNATNAL","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A NEW STUDY OUT OF BERL’S DALIA REARCH INSTUTE SHOWS THAT GERMANY HAS THE LARGT LGBT POPULATN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE STUTE PUBLISHED S FDGS EARLIER THIS MONTH AFTER TERVIEWG 10,000 DIVIDUALS OM OVER 28 EU {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ACRDG TO THE RULTS, 7.4 PERCENT OF GERMANS INTIFY AS LGBT AS OPPOSED TO THE 10.9 PERCENT WHO INTIFY SOLELY AS HETEROSEXUAL. ADDNALLY, 8.6 PERCENT OF GERMANS SAID THEY WERE NOT EXCLIVELY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE NEW FIGUR REPRENT A DRAMATIC CREASE LGBT VISIBILY FOR THE UNTRY— 2000, A SIAR STUDY FOUND THAT ONLY 1.3 PERCENT OF THE POPULATN INTIFIED AS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN SPE OF THIS RISE, GERMANY HAS BEEN SLOW TO OFFER FULL LEGAL PROTECTNS TO S LGBT MUNY. THOUGH THE ERNMENT RECENTLY ANNOUNCED PLANS TO PENSATE DIVIDUALS IMPRISONED FOR HOMOSEXUALY THE YEARS BEFORE S CRIMALIZATN, OFFICIALS HAVE YET TO LEGALIZE MARRIAGE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"SAME-SEX MARRIAG ARE NOT A GOAL OF THIS ERNMENT," REMARKED SPOKMAN STEFFEN SEIBERT ON BEHALF OF CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL A 2015 {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“EVERY UNTRY MAK S OWN LAWS – SOME UNTRI GO ONE ROUTE WHILE OTHERS GO ANOTHER,” HE NTUED. “IN GERMANY WE’LL TAKE A PATH THAT SUS GERMANY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MORE THAN 50,000 MEN WERE NVICTED OF HOMOSEXUALY BETWEEN 1946 AND 1969, WHEN WAS CRIMALIZED BOTH EAST AND WT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BY 1989, THE AGE OF NSENT WAS FALLY EQUALIZED AND 1994, THE UNTRY FORMALLY REMOVED THE ANTI-LGBT PARAGRAPH 175 OM S CRIMAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}H/T: PK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• THE GAY MEN TURNG TO THE FAR RIGHT GERMANY
• GAY GERMANY TRAVEL GUI
• GAY MUNICH TRAVEL GUI – GERMANY
• GAY MEN UNR THE NAZI REGIME - PHOTOGRAPHS

GAY GERMANY

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The venu offer a variety of themed nights that should satisfy most Gay Dance Clubs & PartiWant to party the night away?

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Read MoreDisver Weimar BerlThe culture of the Weimar ranged om smoke-filled barets, Bhs archecture, MoreGay Cisg BerlIf you’re lookg to play harr then Berl is the cy for you... He began bloggg about his life 2016 MoreA Gay Gui to FrankfurtLGBTQ+ gui to Frankfurt, the fifth-largt cy Germany. MoreGermany EventsAdd Your Event Hamburg Pri 2024View DetailsThu, Aug 1Frankfurt Gay Pri (CSD) 2024View DetailsSat, Jul 20Berl Gay Pri CSD 2024View DetailsMon, Jul 1FOLSOM Europe 2023View DetailsSat, Sep 9Munich Gay Pri CSD 2024View DetailsSat, Jun 8Featured VenuLab-oratory @ Bergha★★★★★★★★★★Renowned gay cise club for unhibed men.

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Book A Travel Gay Approved HotelLotnCheck InCheck OutGutsSearchAbout FrankfurtHomosexual activyLegalJune 11, 1994Same-sex marriageLegalOctober 1, 2017LGBT discrimatnIllegalJune 29, 2006Equal age of nsentEqualJanuary 1, 1988Learn MoreTrendg Hotels FrankfurtFavored Hotel SlaEXPO Hotel Frankfurt25hours Hotel Frankfurt The TripNews & FeaturA Gay Gui to FrankfurtLGBTQ+ gui to Frankfurt, the fifth-largt cy Germany. MoreFrankfurt EventsAdd Your Event Frankfurt Gay Pri (CSD) 2024View DetailsSat, Jul 20Featured VenuClubsna Amsterdam★★★★★★★★★★Frankfurt's longt-nng gay sna, wh rtrant & von Herzen @ Nachtleben★★★★★★★★★★Indie/pop night for queers and folks Frankfurt. Disver prent-day Berl as one of the most open and tolerant ci the world – the gay, lbian and queer scene is flourishg the German pal.

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Startg wh the first gay fetish parti at Bergha, many Berl clubs and bars now celebrate queer, loud & proud, such as SchwuZ, Berl's largt LGBTQ+ club. You n also fd tips & ntacts for gays, lbians, bi-, trans- and tersexuals as well as anizatns that support the queer muny our practil . Berl liv and breath diversy every rpect: we have gathered practil rmatn, tips and pots of ntact for gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr and tersexual people.

In Schöneberg fli the flag: In 1996, Schöneberg was the first borough to officially fly the rabow flag at the town hall for the CSD gay pri para, and has done so ever sce.

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Right back to the 1920s, the district has been a hotspot of the gay scene and is a mag and twalk for queer Berlers and tourists. Wh the Lbian and Gay Street Ftival summer and Folsom Europe for leather and fetish fans September, Nollendorfplatz is a very special place to vis. Sce 1986, the "Mann-O-Meter" - Berl's gay checkpot - wh s fé and rmatn area has provid rmatn about what mov the scene and offers unplited help.

Sce 1982, there has been a memorative plaque at the Nollendorfplatz unrground statn where the Rosa Wkel memorat the persecutn and murr of homosexuals the Third Reich. Learn about how Berl beme a hotspot for gays and lbians over the urse of the 20th century, and how s scene attracted people om all over the world – and ntu to do so today.

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One of the first gay venu Berl, notor for equent raids by the police, had already been open Jägerstrasse sce 1885.

THE GAY MEN TURNG TO THE FAR RIGHT GERMANY

By 1910 there are twice as parks such as Tiergarten, public baths and a range of railway statns tradnally provid plac for many homosexual men to meet. Another homosexual associatn is found wh an exclive Unn for Male Culture, which lled self the Communy of the Unique.

Its founr, the publisher and anarchist Adolf Brand, acknowledg the existence of a distct homoerotic cultural history extendg om Ancient Greece through to the prent.

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A number of lbian women, cludg Johanna Elberskirchen and Toni Schwabe, take a pro-active stance and fight to bee actively volved the gay movement, argug favour of havg their say Magn Hirschfeld's Scientific-Humanarian Commtee. The gay and lbian movement rapidly gas pace wh the Friendship Associatns and their lol branch all over Germany, which are found om 1919 on.

Magaz for gays and lbians are available at public ksks and the venu: they clu Die Frndschaft (Friendship), the Blätter für Menschenrecht (Magaze for Human Rights), Die Frnd (The Girliends), Frenliebe (Women's Love), and Das drte Gchlecht (The Third Sex) for transvt and transsexuals.

The Scientific-Humanarian Commtee had been filg petns sce 1897 llg on the Reichstag to abolish the special law agast homosexual men.

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In 1922, the gay and lbian' associatns briefly une to form an actn group to ensure their voic are heard durg an upg crimal jtice reform. This means that the Berl Police Headquarters at Alexanrplatz remas a credible threat of force spe s policy of tolerance towards the gay and lbian scene.

There are now around 80 venu for gays and lbians Berl: beer-soaked div and distilleri, bourgeois rtrants, we bars and clubho, dance halls and dance palac, ballrooms and smopolan night-time bars. Numero hotels and gut ho, bety and hairdrsg salons, tailors and photo studs, doctors and lawyers private practice, librari, cigarette and shoe shops, and even a r rental pany, a travel agency and a distributor for potency pills advertise gay and lbian magaz.

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At the end of the 1920s, the Brish thor Christopher Isherwood arriv Berl to sample the pleasur of s liberal gay nightlife. The owners of the all-night bar for lbians, Mai & Igel, are also affected by the forced closur, while the rnival stume balls for gays and lbians held at the In n Zelten amement strip Berl's Tiergarten, which were also hugely popular among heterosexuals, are banned wh immediate effect. Risg om the ash and fyg the post-war stery, gays and lbians re-emerge, holdg their first balls aga the midst of the bble of the stroyed cy om 1946 onwards.

A Berl-based group om the Scientific-Humanarian Commtee was found 1949 to rume the efforts ma by the first gay and lbian movement. Many men once aga bee the victim of state prosecutn unr the law agast homosexuals, a Nazi law that remas on the books and has sce been tightened.