LGBTIQ/queer history bike tour "Berlin Invents Homosexuality" in English

Description

This Homolulu Berlin Tour explores queer role models, activists, and pioneers of the queer movement that began in 19th-century Berlin. We’ll cover milestones such as the world’s first public outing, the first gay activist group, the first Institute of Sexology, the first gender affirming surgery, and the vibrant queer nightlife of the Golden Twenties.
Along the way, we’ll encounter remarkable figures such as Magnus Hirschfeld, Dora Richter, Christopher Isherwood, Cläre Waldoff, Marlene Dietrich, and Anita Berber. Discover surprising stories, including how a police chief supported the gay community at the end of the 19th century and why Berlin “invented homosexuality”. The tour includes a visit to the world’s second oldest still-operating gay bar, as well as the vibrant venue where women partied hard and searched for a companion for the night. Of course, we won’t miss the internationally renowned Club Eldorado on Motzstraße, where the tour concludes.

We set off from Unter den Linden, stop at Gendarmenmarkt, cycle past the Brandenburg Gate and through the Tiergarten, pass the German Chancellery on our way to the banks of the Spree, and finally discover the queer neighbourhoods of Nollendorfplatz and Motzstraße in Schöneberg.

Please bring a bike! Berlin is a city best experienced from a bicycle. The city is flat and cycling is not very strenuous. There are a view providers to book a bike via app e.g.: (prices may have changed),
-Callabike: “starter” 13€/day https://www.callabike.de/en/cities-berlin
-Next Bike: bike price, 24h max 15€
-Lime/Uber/Bolt: eScooter & ebike: changing offers

The tour takes about 3 hours, we meet at Unter den Linden 4, in front of the Neue Wache, ending in Schöneberg at Motzstrasse.

Please register by email info@homoluluberlin.de , via WhatsApp/SMS (+491632509549) or on Instagram (HomoluluBerlin) so that we can manage the group size. At the end of the tour, you are welcome to leave a tip.

By participating in the tour you agree to the General Terms and Conditions (GTC) https://homoluluberlin.de/gtc.

Homolulu Berlin is looking forward to see you at the tour!