Walk through the birthplace of the modern LGBTQIA+ movement on this immersive guided tour of Berlin. Long before Stonewall, Berlin was home to the world’s first gay rights activists, early trans pioneers and radical feminist networks. This experience traces more than 150 years of queer and trans history, from groundbreaking scientific research and vibrant 1920s nightlife to persecution under the Nazis and activism during the AIDS crisis.
Explore the neighbourhoods where the first LGBTQIA+ organisations were founded. Discover the stories of Magnus Hirschfeld and his Institute for Sexual Science, early gender-affirming surgeries and the fight against Paragraph 175. Learn how lesbian bars, drag venues and queer cabarets shaped Berlin’s cultural identity. Understand how LGBTQIA+ people survived repression, rebuilt community in divided Berlin and influenced today’s club culture and Pride movements.
Throughout the walk, history comes alive through more than 200 archival photos, rare videos, audio recordings and augmented reality elements shown on an iPad. See lost venues reconstructed and encounter the people who shaped global queer history. Led by a social scientist and certified sex educator, this tour is informative, respectful and deeply engaging. Ideal for curious travellers, allies and anyone interested in identity, resistance and cultural change beyond the mainstream.
