A begner's gui to Cologne | Gay Passport

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• GAY COLOGNE TRAVEL GUI
• THE 5 BEST COLOGNE GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS COLOGNE
• COLOGNE GAY PRI (CSD)
• GAY LOGNE - COLOGNE FOM
• GAY COLOGNE
• HOTELS NEAR GAY AREA - COLOGNE FOM
• PHOENIX SNAPOPULAR GAY SNA WH HOT YOUNG CROWD.COLOGNEMENUHOTELSBARSDANCE CLUBSCISE CLUBSSNASMASSAGECAFéSGAY SHOPSSERVICCY GUIGAY MAPGERMANY EVENTSPHOENIX SNA
• EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS COLOGNE
• COLOGNE GAY MAP

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The gay scene town has two centr: the young and trendi go to all the bars and clubs around Rudolfpltaz-Schaafenstrasse and the olr, leather-scene guys hang out the Hmarkt-Mathiasstrasse the Altstadt.

Ex-Corner Bar, German This zy bar is the mother of all gay bars Cologne, the sense that is where all the pretty young thgs drk and flirt well to the wee small hours. Ruhrpott Bar, Pub, Contemporary © Seo Sngwon / Pixabay This fe and cktail bar is pretty new on the Cologne gay scene, but has quickly tablished self as a place to go wh great food and fantastic cktails.

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Once a dreary post-WWII dtrial town along the Rhe, the thedral cy today is a vibrant center of subculture - strong on art and sign, rich gay life and one of the more important pals of cultural productn has tablished a balance between mosty s outward appearance and an exuberance tucked to s folds. Te believers claim Cologne as the gay pal of Germany and often tout the popular statistic that one 10 of s habants is so much attentn foced on the gargoyle-spangled behemoth at s center, the cy has grown slowly and strangely behd the scen wh ltle post-war exploatn om outsirs. You n easily fly , and the cy is well served by tras om across the ’s the gay area Cologne?

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And the general liberal, tolerant, and life-affirmg attu bursts out of lols on the first weekend of July when the Christopher Street Day, or gay pri para rolls through the cy.

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The ‘Bermuda Triangle’ around Schaafenstrasse has the hight ncentratn of gay bars, fés, and nightclubs, but the Hmarkt area is also popular. Cologne Gay Pri (CSD). About Cologne Gay Pri (CSD).

Cologne Gay Pri or CSD (Christoper Street Day) is the biggt LGBTQ monstratn Germany, and one of Europe's largt. Runng for roughly two weeks, Germany's inic gay cy is host to a seri polil, cultural, and party events that celebrate everythg LGBTQ related. The two highlights of Cologne Gay Pri, however, are the CSD Street Ftival, which transpir many of the cy's public squar (platz) and of urse the Pri Para, referred to lolly as the CSD Demonstratn.

Cologne Gay Pri first started as a relatively small monstratn 1991. Organized by the Cologne Associatn for Gays and Lbians, the event followed the maxim of "Good Friends Come Together" and was weled wh open arms om the get-go. As wh any Pri, Cologne Gay Pri is a firm advotor for the legal and social acceptance of lbian, gay, bisexual, tersexual and transgenr dividuals.

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While Cologne Gay Pri ually lasts for roughly two weeks, thgs really heat up on the event's fal weekend. So if you like the ia of experiencg your pri what is arguably Germany's gayt cy, pencil Cologne Gay Pri to your event's lendar - you won't regret , 's sehr gut!

Program for Cologne Gay Pri (CSD). Pictur of Cologne Gay Pri (CSD).

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Heilberg aniz an annual gay pri together wh the nearby ci of Mannheim and Ludwigshafen. Sce 2016, fans and lols have anized an annual LGBTQ+ day lled GayRedDay to enjoy Europa Park as one muny. But actually, the first public LGBTQ+ rights prott took place Germany, over a century earlier, 1867—one year before the term ‘homosexualy’ was ed, German!

In 1871, Germany passed the ultimate anti-gay law, Paragraph 175. The Nazis ma more severe and imprisoned 10, 000 gay men (and some lbians, although they were not vered by Paragraph 175) ncentratn mps, where they were marked wh the pk triangle—and a majory died.

But there is plenty to see today to remember the highs and lows of German LGBTQ+ history, om the Monument to Homosexuals Persecuted unr Natnal Socialism and the Schwul Mm (Gay Mm), both Berl, to the Dtsche Eiche bar and bathhoe Munich, where Freddie Mercury hung out the 1970s. And let’s not fet Bavaria’s gay (and/or queer) kg, Mad Ludwig, and his Wagnerian fantasy stle, Nschwanste—the spiratn for Disney’s Snow Whe’s Castle. Tradnally, Germany is known to be a gay-iendly but relatively nservative European untry.

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Germany ranks among the top gay-iendly vatn statns acrdg to the Spartac Gay Travel Inx 2018 due to the gay-iendly environment the major ci like Berl, Hamburg, and Cologne. Therefore, numero gay bars var areas around the cy centers offer the opportuny to meet lols and other visors om all over the world. We are Karl and Daan, a German-Dutch gay uple happily livg the nomadic life.

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Distant natural wonrs, famo metropolis, theme parks, gay-sports events and far-away-iends are great reasons to travel. As openly gay travelers, we are proud of who we are.

there are two gay areas logne, one altstadt nord (dolfplatz) and one süd (old town). Re: gay logne. Cologne (the Germans ll Köln) boasts a r gay populace that liberally imbib Koelsch, an alholic brew that people swear is healthy.

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Explore the two gay neighborhoods of Alter Markt/Hmarkt-Mathiasstrasse, the olr leather men's scene at the historic center, once wh the cy walls; and the younger and trendier Rudolfplatz-Schaafenstrasse area. Anyway is Germany's first gay/lbian youth center, wh fe, and activi that clu send Friday danc for LGBTQ youth and iends, 27 and unr. Heart of Cologne is an associatn of gay bs, wh a webse listg upg events at member venu.

For map lotns and webse lks to the bs below, and more, see our gay Cologne listgs pag. Gatehs Köln (Pleilstraße 43, entrance on Kettengasse; 49-221-257-0950), ial choice for lotn on a cidly gay street Rudolfplatz area. Hotel Ariane (Hohe Pforte 18-21; 49 221-75-988-0210) the thick of the other gay area around Hmarkt.

There are two distct pockets of gay activy: the areas around Rudolfplatz, and the streets around Hmarkt, closer to the Dom/Central statn. Barcelon (Pipstraße 3), Old Town gay neighborhood bar and art gallery, Mederranean touch. Caso Eck (Kasostraße 1a, at Stephanstrasse), gay iends bought old lol pub, ved over all their neighbors, young and old, for lots of fun.