Berlin Uncensored: A Queer History of Sex, Power & Resistance

Step into the Hidden History of Berlin’s Queer, Trans & Sexual Underground

Berlin has always been a city that dares to defy. Long before the world spoke of Pride, queer rights, or sex-positivity, Berlin was already breaking the rules—celebrating queer love, challenging gender norms, and building a sexual culture that was as radical as it was revolutionary.

This immersive walking tour takes you through over 150 years of Berlin’s untold history—from 19th-century activists to drag queens in Weimar cabarets, from pioneering trans surgeries to the wild nights of Berghain. Along the way, we’ll uncover stories of sexual liberation, queer defiance, and trans resilience—many of which were nearly erased by fascism, forgotten by textbooks, or censored by mainstream history.

You’ll walk the same streets as early gay rights activists, discover the lesbian bars of the 1920s, explore the ruins of Nazi repression, and dive into Cold War contrasts, the AIDS crisis, and today’s sex-positive nightlife scene. All brought to life through 200+ rare archival images, video clips, Augmented Reality, and interactive media.

⭐️ What Others Are Saying

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“Jeff was excellent and made sure to cover all the bases in a respectful, responsible, and trauma-informed way. Highly recommended!”

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“Jeff, our tour guide, was PHENOMENAL. Such an insane amount of knowledge delivered so creatively… Most unique tour I’ve ever been on. Could not recommend highly enough!”

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“I wasn’t sure what to expect with the augmented reality, but it was like a window back in time. Jeff also gave us quiz questions, which helped the group connect. I only wish I could give the tour 6 stars!”

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“As a gay, trans man with ten years’ experience in Berlin myself, I learned countless things I never knew before and have never felt so immersed in Berlin’s queer life, past and present.”

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What You’ll Experience

🌈 A Queer & Trans History Long Before Stonewall
Meet the world’s first self-identified gay rights activist, trans pioneers who changed medical history, and the early lesbian, gay, and gender-diverse communities that made Berlin a global symbol of queer resistance.

🎭 Berlin’s Wild 1920s: Sex, Cabaret, and Drag
Explore Weimar Berlin’s underground scene—fetish clubs, sex work, lesbian nightlife, and legendary drag performances that defined a golden age of sexual freedom.

⛓️ The Politics of Repression
Understand how the Nazis targeted queerness and sexual diversity—and how some of those they persecuted were once part of their own ranks. Learn how the Pink Triangle became a symbol of queer persecution and resilience.

🧠 The Birthplace of Sexual Science
Visit the former site of Magnus Hirschfeld’s Institute for Sexual Science—the world’s first center for LGBTQIA+ rights, gender research, and sex education—destroyed by the Nazis in 1933.

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Icons, Queer Clubs & the Cold War
From Romy Haag’s nightclub revolution to Metropol's radical BDSM scene, you’ll trace how trans and queer Berliners rebuilt community after war and repression—and kept fighting through the AIDS crisis and beyond.

🎧 The Berlin of Today: From Berghain to Folsom Europe
Finish the tour by exploring how today’s clubs, kink festivals, and queer spaces continue Berlin’s century-long legacy of pleasure, resistance, and radical love.

A Tour Like No Other

📲 Immersive & Multimedia-Rich
With over 200 historical photos, quotes, videos, Augmented Reality scenes, and tablet-enhanced storytelling, this isn’t just a walking tour—it’s a multi-sensory journey through hidden history.

🎓 Led by a Queer Scholar & Sex Educator
Your guide Jeff is a sociologist, certified sex educator, and queer activist with over a decade of experience researching Berlin’s queer and sexual history.

💥 Radical, Entertaining & Eye-Opening
Expect laughter, shock, reflection, and deep conversations. Whether you're LGBTQIA+, kinky, sex-positive, a history nerd, an academic, or just curious—this tour will change how you see Berlin.

📍 Book now and discover the Berlin they tried to erase—raw, queer, sexy, and unfiltered.

📍 Language: English (private German tours upon request)

💬 More From Guests

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“This is the best walking (or any kind of) tour I’ve ever done! Jeff was so knowledgeable and enthusiastic about sexual & queer history – his passion for the subject is infectious!”

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“If you’re in Berlin, do yourself a favor and let Jeff take you into a world that’s been hidden from the rest of us. You’ll learn about Berlin – and maybe also about yourself.”

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“The tour was wonderful. A journey through histories of both sorrow and joy, defeats and victories. Jeff allows space for everyone to connect with the past in their own way.”

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“Jeff is very knowledgeable and friendly! It was almost 4 hours very well spent, and you take from the tour loads of very interesting information that will probably inspire you to investigate further.”

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