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12 March 2015 / Comments Off on £1,000 fine for family who tortured, abducted and tried to force gay son to marry

£1,000 fine for family who tortured, abducted and tried to force gay son to marry

Despite being tortured and almost forced to marry, the family of an 18 year old man receive fines of less than £1,000 Continue reading

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4 October 2014 / Comments Off on Artist causes outrage by broadcasting private Grindr messages

Artist causes outrage by broadcasting private Grindr messages

An artist in Berlin has caused outrage by broadcasting messages received on Grindr on a big screen, claiming it is part of an ‘art performance’. Continue reading

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13 August 2014 / Comments Off on Win a trip to Berlin: second chance!

Win a trip to Berlin: second chance!

Our last competition to win a trip to Berlin was so popular that we’ve got together with DiscoDamaged to offer you a second chance to win Continue reading

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20 June 2014 / Comments Off on Tatchell picks up Berlin Pride’s Exceptional Achievement Award

Tatchell picks up Berlin Pride’s Exceptional Achievement Award

Peter Tatchell, Conchita Wurst and Nigerian reproductive health activist Dorothy Aken’Ova set to pick up awards for their human rights work. Continue reading

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25 April 2014 / Comments Off on New name for Berlin CSD

New name for Berlin CSD

Berlin’s Pride Parade renames itself Stonewall CSD Parade 2014. Continue reading

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12 April 2014 / Comments Off on #WIN a trip to Berlin for Pride

#WIN a trip to Berlin for Pride

So So Gay offers readers the chance to win tickets for Pride in Berlin. Continue reading

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11 January 2014 / Comments Off on Review: Dialogic Movement (Radialsystem V, Berlin)

Review: Dialogic Movement (Radialsystem V, Berlin)

How do you go from 25 different African dance styles to Beyoncé? It’s not so hard, as Elliot Herman found out when he saw Dialogic Movement in Berlin. Continue reading

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12 October 2012 / 1 comment

Lost in translation

The last few weeks have been interesting, in that I can generally get by, but that my lack of German language skills have proved to be a challenge. I plan to resolve this soon.

18 September 2012 / 4 comments

Getting started in Berlin

I moved here on Thursday, and so far it’s been complicated, but fun. The weather’s been great, and we went out at the weekend to our favourite club. Actually, just wandering around town over the past few days, in the … Continue reading

24 August 2012 / 1 comment

Moving to Berlin

After years of being told how fantastic Berlin is, about five years ago, my boyfriend and I gave in to peer pressure. We went to experience it for ourselves. At the time, he was working for a popular gay dating … Continue reading