Alexander is drawn to gay leather pubs. The 30-year-old trans* man told us why he feels comfortable there.
Community
And which communities do you belong to? You can find diverse and varied perspectives on gay/queer communities here.
Coming out is also an important experience for trans* people. As diverse as trans* biographies are, so too are the associated coming-out experiences. With the following three short reports, we want to present the different perspectives.
Nasser's sensational fate made headlines across Germany. His Lebanese-born family first wanted to force the then 16-year-old Berliner into marriage and then even kill him. The Grips Theater Berlin has now turned it into a youth theatre play about homophobia, prejudice and the successful fight for a self-determined gay life.
"Moonlight" has deservedly won the Oscar for best film. Barry Jenkins' drama about a gay black man's search for identity is a masterpiece and a milestone
Armistead Maupin's novel "The Days of Anne Madrigal" is the final farewell to the city stories from San Francisco.
A house in the country with a chicken coop, a romantic wedding in the village church - Thilo and René's life sounds so idyllic. But that is also part of their lives: Both have been HIV-positive for over 20 years and are struggling with the long-term consequences. As a couple, they can also cope with this.
Over the next two weeks, the international film world will once again be keeping a spellbound eye on Berlin. A preview of the queer programme of the 67th International Film Festival
"The virus has shaped my biography," says René. The 48-year-old has been living with HIV since 1993 - and has been a pensioner and working odd jobs for almost 18 years. Nevertheless, René looks at younger HIV-positive people without envy. He thinks it's great that they can lead a normal working life thanks to better medication. We have written down what René told us.
Marcus Behrens has been a contact person at Mann-o-Meter, Berlin's gay information and advice centre, for 20 years. The qualified psychologist helps with coming out or addiction problems. Discrimination is also a frequent issue that the head of the centre is confronted with.
In his early 20s, Florian contracted HIV from his partner. His circle of friends knew about it from the start. His family, however, knew nothing about the now 26-year-old's infection. Part 3 of our series on HIV coming out.
