Tag: Schwules Museum

Hot Gay Summer in Berlin

By Mark Thompson on June 15, 2015

Ever since Magnus Hirschfeld founded the world’s first homosexual organization in 1897, Berlin has exerted a magnetic, magical pull for LGBTQ people from around the world. As Christopher Isherwood revealed in numerous novels and memoirs, Berlin in the Twenties was a … Read More

Open: Berlin Renaissance

Berlin Renaissance

By Mark Thompson on June 22, 2013

The knock comes a few moments after the wake-up call. A light rapping on the door, followed by the ringing of the buzzer. The evening before, you’d landed in Berlin at the brand-new Waldorf=Astoria Berlin; you cinch your robe and … Read More