CSD Berlin 2009

A party like no other. The Berliner Gay Pride pumps and bumps its way through West Berlin to the final party (1/2 million) at the Siegessäule.

CSD Spreefahrt 2009

My first CSD Spreefahrt with Ades Zabel and Biggi von Blond. Queers, ships, sights, fun!

Kiss-in, Berlin-Kreuzberg

According to the Siegessäule: "Der Initiator des erfolgreichen Kiss-Ins vor der Eisdiele Dolce Freddo in Schöneberg (siegessäule.de berichtete), ruft am nächsten Samstag zu einer angemeldeten Demonstration in Kreuzberg auf. Anlass ist ein Vorfall in der Nacht vom Samstag, 6.6. auf Sonntag 7.6.: Ein schwules Paar wurde in Kreuzberg von einem Wirt mit einer Stange attackiert. Das Paar rief die Polizei, die eine Anzeige wegen gefährlicher Körperverletzung und Beleidigung aufnahm. Die beiden jungen Männer hatten sich demnach vor der Kneipe des 38-jährigen Inhabers geküsst, dieser kam heraus und sagte, er dulde dies nicht vor seinem Lokal."

Shepard Fairey Opening Exhibition @ Merry Karnowsky Gallery.

Chicago Rose takes us on a tour through the Shepard Fairey Opening Exhibition @ Merry Karnowsky Gallery.

From Birkengrund to Königs Wusterhausen

Rik Rides Brandenburg. From Birkengrund to Königs Wusterhausen. My sister and I took a short trip just south of Berlin.

Kiss-in Knutschprotest in Berlin-Schöneberg

"Knutschen bis der Wirt kommt" "Kiss until the owner comes" was the motto of the gay and lesbian protest against an ice cream dealer in Schöneberg.
Police estimate the crowd at the "Kiss-In" at about 1000. About 50 pairs kissed demonstratively in front of the ice cream shop. The owner, who wishes to remain anonymous, had told two women to get away from his shop because they were kissing nearby. Those demonstrating want more tolerance and called to boycott the shop. After about an hour, the ice cream clerk shut the shop as the crowd applauded.

Neues Museum Revisited

Mayda3000's culture reporter, Tom Williamson, went to take a look at the finished, though not yet fully opened, Neues Museum on Museum Island.

Gloria Viagra @ Sanatorium23

Finally got to do some exploring in clubland...and I found Sanatorium 23, which I've been hearing about for a while now. I really appreciate the lounge, warm-up space, with decent music and you go around 10pm. And especially when Gloria Viagra and Ades Zabel are on the decks.

Veruschka at Lumas Galerie

Veruschka, the fabulous supermodel from the 60s, is alive and well and living in Berlin. The Lumas Galerie (Lumas, die in jüngster Zeit wegen ihres großen Erfolges und großer Auflagen unter kritischer Beobachtung standen, locken zumindest mit einem exklusiven Event: Vera von Lehndorff alias Veruschka signiert das Buch ihres Lebens) recently featured a retrospective of some of her astounding photographs. Veruschuka was also present for a book signing. Viva la Glam!

Obama inauguration in Berlin

The party for the inauguration for Barack Obama in Berlin at the Goya Theater on Nollendorfplatz, hosted by DemocratsAbroad.