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Cologne is colourful — and for many years it’s been an immovable standpoint for the issues affecting the LGBTQIA+ collective. That’s because Cologne actively practices tolerance, a cosmopolitan perspective and peaceful coexistence. Whether it’s Pink Carnival or Christopher Street Night, the Schaafenstraßenfest street fair or the informative contact points — Cologne’s heart is in the right place. And the municipality offers you an abundance of events, gay and lesbian cafés, bars, clubs and other gathering places such as Cologne’s Bermuda Triangle and the events around CSD, such as the ColognePride parade.
Cologne’s Christopher Street Parade is the biggest in Europe. The rainbow-hued two-week programme of more than events celebrates, commemorates, represents and presents the issues of the LGBTQIA+ community on all channels — to promote human rights, tolerance and the peaceful coexistence of people of every orientation.
Cologne’s Bermuda Triangle houses seven bars within metres — it’s your rainbow-hued
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Shops
Best Of
Monday-Wednesday – ;Thursday, Friday – ;Saturday –
Leather, rubber, underwear, toys and accessories for men and women.
@ Schaafenstraße 12
Cologne
U: Rudolfplatz
+49
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Dome
Monday-Friday – ;Saturday –
Fetish shop for men and women: leather, rubber, sportswear, masks, toys.
@ Händelstraße 27
Cologne
U: Rudolfplatz
+49
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Gay-Sex-Messe
Monday-Saturday – ;Sunday –
Gay sex shop.
@ Mathiasstraße 13
Cologne
U: Heumarkt
Services
anyway
Publicly funded youth centre specifically engineered for gays, lesbians and their friends between 14 and 27 years.
@ Kamekestraße 14
Cologne
U: Friesenplatz
+49
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Checkpoint @ Aidshilfe Köln e.V.
(Usually) Monday-Thursday –
Health counselling and tests for HIV and other STIs.
Appointments by phone.
@ Pipinstraße 7
Cologne
U: Heumarkt
+49
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Gay Guide Köln
Cologne Gay Celebration on July 9th, , will probably be one of the largest same-sex attracted pride celebrations in Germany, but it's not necessarily the high point of the city's party calendar. This is because Cologne - including gay Cologne - celebrates its celebrated carnival in February, when virtually the whole capital joins in the pleasurable - approximately 1 million inhabitants. Local gay being centres on two, almost neighbouring districts. The stretch of old town between "Heumarkt" and "Alter Markt" features bars for a more mature crowd and the leather and fixation scene, whereas the area around Rudolfplatz caters to a younger, trendier clientele. Cologne can get very crowded at weekends, but during the week some bars are empty sometimes almost. Cologne's not very numerous but impressive tourist attractions include the cathedral, a splendidly atmospheric Gothic building, and a number of Romanesque churches of great art historical interest. Culture oriented visitors will also greatly enjoy the rich offer of museums (including the fantastic Museum Ludwig) and private galleries the city's int
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About Cologne and its gay life
Although situated in Western Germany, Cologne is sometimes called the ›most southern city of Germany‹. That is partly because the people in Cologne handle to be more easy-going and approachable than in other German cities. And they love to echo the Southern European lifestyle – as soon as two rays of sunshine hit the city you will see some tables outside in front of many cafes and bars.
Cologne had been extensively destroyed during Planet War II. And the paradigm of the first after-war and ›Wirtschaftswunder‹ decades to replace everything elderly by something new unfortunately did the rest to prevent Cologne from becoming one of the most interesting and beautiful cities in Germany. For the sight-seeing traveller it hasn't much to offer besides the Cathedral, an UNESCO World Heritage site, a wide range of lofty quality art galleries and museums, and a scant other attractions.
But Cologne more than compensates for this with its more friendly and easy-going atmosphere. As one outcome Cologne b