{"title": "Queer Thursday: Frauke Hippler und Zeitzeug*innengespräch", "start": "2026-11-05T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Bibliothek Buch", "address": "Wiltbergstraße 19-23, 13125 Berlin-Buch", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr", "society/queer"], "description": "A talk about hidden personal ads placed by women who love women in the Wochenpost, one of the most widely read magazines in the GDR. Frauke Hippler, who studied at the Institute of Cultural Sciences at Leipzig University and wrote her master's thesis on the subject, searched out these concealed ads and interviewed the women. Since being lesbian was long taboo in the GDR and official meeting places were lacking, women* sought all kinds of ways to find like-minded people. The ads speak their own language and offer a glimpse into this hidden life.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/queer-thursday-frauke-hippler-und-zeitzeuginnengesprach-32905/", "official_url": "https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=288671&ls=0&c=409&v_ort=47759&date_start=23.10.2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/573b025978cde125a5cb2b152f59ace4fd981f1a7ab717c99fa3a698b97e570a-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-05T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Bibliothek Buch", "address": "Wiltbergstraße 19-23, 13125 Berlin-Buch", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Queer Thursay: Frauke Hippler und Zeitzeug*innegespräch", "start": "2026-11-05T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Stadtteilbibliothek Buch", "address": "Wiltbergstraße 21 13125 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/mit-raketen-zu-planeten?page=10#dates", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr", "society/queer"], "description": "As part of the Queer Thursay series, the Stadtteilbibliothek Buch hosts a talk followed by conversations with contemporary witnesses. Frauke Hippler, a cultural scholar who completed her master's degree at the University of Leipzig, tracked down and examined coded contact ads placed by women who loved women in the Wochenpost, one of the most widely read magazines of the GDR. Being lesbian was long taboo in the GDR, and with no official meeting places, women* sought all kinds of ways to find like-minded people – the ads speak their own language. The talk explores this hidden chapter and these routes of making contact.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/queer-thursay-frauke-hippler-und-zeitzeuginnegesprach-16805/", "official_url": "https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=288671&ls=10&c=409", "image": "https://noky.io/images/573b025978cde125a5cb2b152f59ace4fd981f1a7ab717c99fa3a698b97e570a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Lesben in der Provinz – damals und heute", "start": "2026-10-30T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "EWA-Frauenzentrum", "address": "Prenzlauer Allee 6 10405 Berlin", "price": "Gratis / free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr", "society/queer"], "description": "A talk with photos and a conversation with contemporary witnesses about the lives of lesbians in small towns of the GDR. In 1989, Christiane Kloweit and Ina Röder Sissoko researched the realities of lesbian life in the provinces; their findings were presented at the first lesbian conference of the GDR in Halle. Judith Geffert illuminates the history of this conference in the autumn of the 1989 political upheaval and its significance for the visibility of lesbian life. She draws connections to the situation of lesbians outside large cities today.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/lesben-in-der-provinz-damals-und-heute-16579/", "official_url": "https://www.ewa-frauenzentrum.de/Kultur/Veranstaltungen/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b5aa69eeb67d8799b25766deda7caeae4b7231c585a01254afbc8c14fcd810b7-600.webp"}, {"title": "L*Ost DDR Vortrag: „Lesben in der Provinz“ – damals und heute", "start": "2026-10-30T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Spinnboden Lesbenarchiv & Bibliothek e.V.", "address": "Anklamer Straße 38, 10115", "price": "Spende erwünscht.", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr", "society/queer"], "description": "A talk with a contemporary witness conversation about lesbians in the GDR's provinces, then and now. Judith Geffert, who researched the 1989 lesbian conference in Halle, will talk with contemporary witnesses about the events of that time and their significance in the transformation process, and draw connections to the situation of lesbians living outside big cities today.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/lost-ddr-vortrag-lesben-in-der-provinz-damals-und-heute-42855/", "official_url": "https://spinnboden.de/angebot/lost-ddr-vortrag-lesben-in-der-provinz-damals-und-heute/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0572be631cbe32e9bbcb66085617a842a0ca8e2c2755623b0a59e9a1b98aaa3f-1200.webp"}, {"title": "„Lesbische Selbstbehauptung in der DDR“", "start": "2026-11-10T18:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Einblick ins Geheime - Ausstellung zum Stasi-Unterlagen-Archiv", "address": "Ruschestraße", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/queer/lesbian", "history/gdr"], "description": "A book presentation followed by a discussion devoted to the book „Lesbische Selbstbehauptung in der DDR“. Drawing on texts, interviews and archival material, author Dr. Teresa Tammer tells the life story of Karin Dauenheimer, who as a theologian, feminist, lesbian and single mother did not fit the expectations of state and society. Dauenheimer wrote for a feminist underground magazine and organized women's festivals that became a crucial impetus for the emergence of a GDR-wide lesbian movement, which put her under the surveillance of the State Security for years. The event is hosted by the Bundesarchiv – Stasi-Unterlagen-Archiv in cooperation with the Robert-Havemann-Gesellschaft e.V. and the Saxon Commissioner for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship, with the author and the contemporary witness appearing in person.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/lesbische-selbstbehauptung-in-der-ddr-28579/", "official_url": "https://www.einblick-ins-geheime.de/termin/lesbische-selbstbehauptung-in-der-ddr-berlin-10-11-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a57c766cd14105a0a30a2f68bdafbb2960cec96aca57d799a41dcc27a27e4c3d-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Zu warm für die DDR? – Queeres Leben zwischen Anpassung und Emanzipation - Vortrag von Peter Rausch | Queer Monday", "start": "2026-11-09T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Wolfdietrich-Schnurre-Bibliothek", "address": "Bizetstraße 41, 13088 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/konzerte/festivals/biennale-2027/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr", "society/queer"], "description": "A lecture as part of the 'Queer Monday' series, in which the Wolfdietrich-Schnurre-Bibliothek meets the Sonntagsclub. It is given by Peter Rausch, co-founder of the GDR's first gay-lesbian emancipation group (HIB) and of the Sonntags-Club e. V., who still works as a contemporary witness for queer history. The lecture looks at the GDR's four decades and traces the development of homosexuality, homophobia, emancipation and sexual culture chronologically. Afterwards there is time for questions, discussion and conversation, and everyone interested is welcome.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/zu-warm-fur-die-ddr-queeres-leben-zwischen-anpassung-und-ema-2579/", "official_url": "https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=290828&ls=20&c=409", "image": "https://noky.io/images/bdd61acbf68f63db7b281228cfefea6e3f2f1d896d867e77dd66b5bdf9c049d0-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Lesebühne: „Lesbische Selbstbehauptung in der DDR“", "start": "2026-11-10T18:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-10T20:00:00+01:00", "place": "Ehemalige Stasi-Zentrale (Haus 22)", "address": "Ruschestraße 103 10365 Berlin", "price": "Der Eintritt ist frei.", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://renaissance-theater.de/produktion/stefan-juergens-bram-stokers-dracula/?source=bde", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/queer/lesbian", "history/gdr"], "description": "A book presentation and discussion with a conversation afterward. Drawing on texts, interviews and archival material, Dr. Teresa Tammer tells the life story of Karin Dauenheimer, who as a theologian, feminist, lesbian and single mother did not conform to the expectations of state and society, wrote for a feminist underground magazine, and organized women's festivals that became a crucial impulse for the emergence of a GDR-wide lesbian movement, placing her under the Stasi's surveillance for years. The author and the contemporary witness appear together on stage. The event is part of the Lesebühne series.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/lesebuhne-lesbische-selbstbehauptung-in-der-ddr-20460/", "official_url": "https://www.bundesarchiv.de/themen-entdecken/vor-ort-entdecken/veranstaltungen/termin/lesbische-selbstbehauptung-in-der-ddr-berlin-10-11-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8fe597a19a39d627d5e9ab2974a8b5a765b22cc9d667819f651f6503f61ca7d4-600.webp"}, {"title": "Uferfrauen - Dokumentarfilm über lesbisches L(i)eben in der DDR", "start": "2026-11-04T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Bettina-von-Arnim-Bibliothek", "address": "Schönhauser Allee 75, 10439 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.shop.rundfunkchor-berlin.de/eventim.webshop/webticket/shop?event=32602&kassierer=webrchb", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/documentary", "history/gdr", "society/queer"], "description": "“Uferfrauen – Lesbisches L(i)eben in der DDR” is an award-winning documentary film. It was made by Barbara Wallbraun and is about lesbian life in the GDR. The screening takes place at the Bettina-von-Arnim-Bibliothek.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/uferfrauen-dokumentarfilm-uber-lesbisches-lieben-in-der-ddr-20419/", "official_url": "https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=295265&ls=0&c=22&v_ort=37538&stichwort=Uferfrauen&date_start=12.10.2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8fd7cbca01a9b28c8a570da830be61f9683cef6551643f36667a5bec1f296f0d-600.webp"}, {"title": "Selbstbehauptung und Widerstand von queeren Menschen im Nationalsozialismus", "start": "2026-11-05T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Gedenkstätte Deutscher Widerstand", "address": "Stauffenbergstraße 13-14", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/nazi-era", "society/queer"], "description": "An evening of talks and discussion on self-assertion and resistance by queer people under National Socialism. Prof. Dr. Martin Lücke speaks on the persecution and resistance of homosexual men, and Dr. Claudia Schoppmann on the living conditions and forms of defense of lesbian women, moderated by staff of the Gedenkstätte Deutscher Widerstand. Around 10,000 homosexual men were sent to concentration camps, lesbian women were interned even without a legal basis, and there was diverse resistance, for example in oppositional groups or through marriages of convenience. The occasion is the extension of the memorial's permanent exhibition with this new area; registration by 4 November is requested.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/selbstbehauptung-und-widerstand-von-queeren-menschen-im-nati-22557/", "official_url": "https://www.gdw-berlin.de/angebote/veranstaltungen/veranstaltung/event/1565-selbstbehauptung-und-widerstand-von-queeren-menschen-im-nationalsozialismus", "image": ""}, {"title": "Klingel bei…? Begleitprogramm zur Ausstellung – Zeitzeug*innen im Gespräch. Ein Abend mit und über Zeitzeug*innen", "start": "2026-11-05T18:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Museum Lichtenberg im Stadthaus", "address": "Türrschmidtstraße 24, 10317 Berlin", "price": "kostenfrei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr", "society/queer"], "description": "An evening of conversation held as accompanying programme for the exhibition „Klingel bei…?“. Contemporary witnesses talk with co-curator Karl-Heinz Steinle about queer lived realities in Lichtenberg, sharing memories, anecdotes and personal perspectives. Rare interview and film clips make the evening a lively encounter with queer history.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/klingel-bei-begleitprogramm-zur-ausstellung-zeitzeuginnen-im-12364/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Lesbian* Lounge Lizards im Silverfuture", "start": "2026-11-03T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Silverfuture", "address": "Weserstraße 206, 12047 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "party-club", "tags": ["society/queer"], "description": "\"Lesbian* Lounge Lizards\" is a pub evening in a cozy setting with drinks and sociability. Dykes*/lesbians* of all genders meet to get to know each other and exchange ideas. The series is run by LesLeFam e.V. as part of Lesbisch*.Sichtbar.Berlin. Everyone is warmly welcome, whether first-timers or regulars, alone or with a friend.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/lesbian-lounge-lizards-im-silverfuture-26963/", "official_url": "https://leslefam.de/event/lesbian-lounge-lizards-im-silverfuture-2-2026-07-07-2026-08-04-2026-09-01-2026-10-06-2026-11-03/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/175bc85cccb86f24d4e0dba2ab7a04a246e6296a53b164171d68179b3b83c73f-1200.webp"}, {"title": "„Lesbennetzwerk in Schöneberg“", "start": "2026-10-29T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Begine", "address": "Potsdamer Straße 138, 10783 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/queer"], "description": "„Lesbennetzwerk in Schöneberg“ is a regular get-together that takes place every Thursday evening at Begine. Behind it is a circle of around 21 women aged between 33 and 85 who have been meeting there for many years – some for over 30. There is no fixed programme: they talk about personal and political matters, and some also go on outings together, dance, visit the cinema or theatre, play Doppelkopf or attend readings and art exhibitions. Newcomers are welcome to simply drop by.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/lesbennetzwerk-in-schoneberg-12925/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/33c42b869a3ea440aeb31d15a88bd571127f65a841a618b3199bf57109d9d7c0-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Queer Fiction Bookclub", "start": "2026-11-04T18:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-04T20:30:00+01:00", "place": "Spinnboden Lesbenarchiv & Bibliothek e.V.", "address": "Anklamer Straße 38, 10115", "price": "€ 2 reg. / € 1 erm. per month", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/book-club", "society/queer"], "description": "The Queer Fiction Bookclub is a reading circle for everyone interested in reading lesbian and queer fiction together. It is run by Clara and Juliette, invited by the organization Spinnboden Lesbenarchiv & Bibliothek e.V. In November, the group discusses \"Waist Deep\" by Linea Maja Ernst. The meeting takes place online, and registration by email is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/queer-fiction-bookclub-73241/", "official_url": "https://spinnboden.de/angebot/queer-fiction-bookclub-engl-dt/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4aaf8513b100ac22c96b1093a1b04ddf4662cffe598c113f8f82eee93bed773d-600.webp"}, {"title": "Jennifer Evans & Guests: Buchpräsentation „Eine queere Art der Geschichte“", "start": "2026-11-05T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Schwules Museum *", "address": "Lützowstraße 73, 10785 Berlin", "price": "7 Euro (ermäßigt 4 Euro)", "price_from": "7.00", "price_to": "7.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/queer-history", "society/queer"], "description": "The Schwules Museum hosts a book presentation, in spoken German, of the German translation of Jennifer Evans' award-winning book „Eine queere Art der Geschichte“. Evans is a queer historian at Carleton University in Ottawa, who describes the museum as no passive archive but a living place of queer kinship. Her book traces the conflict-ridden yet productive struggles over sexualities and gender in art, politics and everyday life in East, West and reunified Germany since 1945, asking about gaps in historiography and archives. Together with invited „special guests“, she will also explore how historical research can help shape a radically intersectional future.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/jennifer-evans-guests-buchprasentation-eine-queere-art-der-g-12551/", "official_url": "https://www.schwulesmuseum.de/veranstaltung/jennifer-evans-guests-buchpraesentation-eine-queere-art-der-geschichte/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8d343629d92fbc086f55027651dbee79eb505a6c31c1f6f3479fa6f8a48cae1e-1200.webp"}, {"title": "FrauenLesben*Freitag – Der Abend für queere Frauen und nichtbinäre Lesben", "start": "2026-10-30T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Sonntags-Club", "address": "Greifenhagener Straße 28, 10437 Berlin", "price": "EUR 0", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "party-club", "tags": ["community/lgbtq"], "description": "FrauenLesben*Freitag is a weekly evening at the Sonntags-Club for queer women and non-binary lesbians, open to people who want to be read as female. It is run by the Sonntags-Club's feminist, patriarchy-critical team, which invites everyone to start the weekend. With a café and friendly staff at the bar, it offers a friendly, relaxed atmosphere to unwind after work and ring in the weekend.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/frauenlesbenfreitag-der-abend-fur-queere-frauen-und-nichtbin-30108/", "official_url": "https://programm.sonntags-club.de/programm/frauenlesbenfreitag-der-abend-fuer-queere-frauen-und-nichtbinaere-lesben-151/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/971ceb6767d39b12f61d98e7d0226e4accd2dc86bbc87871a725d5848bed03d0-1200.webp"}, {"title": "DDRdirekt", "start": "2026-11-09T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Einblick ins Geheime - Ausstellung zum Stasi-Unterlagen-Archiv", "address": "Ruschestraße", "price": "Der Eintritt ist frei.", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/gdr", "literature"], "description": "\"DDRdirekt\" is a reading and performance with music about workers writing in the GDR. It is organised by the Bundesarchiv – Stasi Records Archive Berlin-Lichtenberg, the Lichtenberg district office of Berlin and the Büro für organische Poesie. anna martha and Thomas Hartung searched the archive for writing workers and discovered voices from a vanished society – sometimes fully in line with official ideology, sometimes full of nuance, contradictions and cautious criticism. With sounds of factory halls and housing shortages, of the collective, football and big dreams, they bring these surprising texts to life again, accompanied by music by Christian Beckers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/ddrdirekt-28578/", "official_url": "https://www.einblick-ins-geheime.de/termin/ddrdirekt-berlin-09-11-2026/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Die Geschichte der Homo- und Transphobie - Vortrag von Nadja Schallenberg | Queer Monday", "start": "2026-11-02T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Wolfdietrich-Schnurre-Bibliothek", "address": "Bizetstraße 41, 13088 Berlin", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/queer-history"], "description": "An interactive lecture followed by time for questions and discussion. Nadja Schallenberg, who has long campaigned for the visibility and rights of trans* people and leads two self-help groups at Sonntags-Club e. V., takes participants on a journey through the history of hostility towards homo- and trans people, from its historical origins to current societal challenges. It looks at how prejudices arose, why they persist to this day and what perspectives exist for more acceptance and diversity. The event is part of the Queer Monday series, in which the Wolfdietrich-Schnurre-Bibliothek meets the Sonntagsclub.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/die-geschichte-der-homo-und-transphobie-vortrag-von-nadja-sc-2530/", "official_url": "https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=290825&ls=0&c=409", "image": "https://noky.io/images/824313e7cf62af9041f6694232f7e862f132166ff29e59e597cb0436ee2efbbc-1200.webp"}]}