Memorial to the First Homosexual Emancipation Movement

The world's first LGBT organization was founded in Berlin and is commemorated today with a symbol of gender and sexuality in nature.

The Bunker Mountain in Friedrichshain

The giant hill in Volkspark Friedrichshain hides the remains of a flak tower built during WWII, and if you look hard enough, you can find the remains of the bunker. But what should you look for?

I've been asked many times about the pink pipes scattered around the sidewalks and streets of Berlin. Here's the explanation, and it might be a little more boring than you imagine.

Who was the trans woman Käte Rogalli?

Käte Rogalli is not the first transgender person to be commemorated with a stumble stone, a Stolperstein. But she is the first trans person to have her real name engraved on the stone. Here's her story.

The Flaktower in Humboldthain

Today, the flak tower in Volkspark Humboldthain is for many people an observation deck, but during the Second World War the building was an anti-aircraft bunker constructed at the idea of Hitler himself.

Pride in Berlin is called Christopher Street Day after the street on Manhatten where the Stonewall Riots in 1969 kicked off the first Pride the year after. But what can you expect of Pride in Berlin in 2024?