World Wide Wave

22 Mar 2016

Germany: The Outrageous History of Gay Berlin

Europe

Germany’s history has not always been kind to the gay community. But there was a time when Berlin was the gay centre of the world. In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, Berlin not only had a decadent and very camp nightlife, but also attracted academics with new ideas on sexuality and gender.

• How did the thirst to expand human knowledge through scientific thinking allow the previously taboo subjects of sex and sexuality to be studied?
• How did disproving same-sex desire lead to the coining of the term ‘transsexual’?
• How did Berlin in the 1920’s set the scene for today’s gay rights movement?

To take us back in time about 100 years, we spoke with Robert Beachy – author of a new book called Gay Berlin: Birthplace of a Modern Identity.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 36:37 — 16.8MB)

Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Stitcher | Blubrry | Podchaser | Email | Deezer | RSS

4 May 2024

World Wide Wrap: LGBTQIA+ news for the week – April 30th, 2024

News & Politics, Worldwide

Listen to the week’s World Wide Wrap where we round up all that was in international LGBTQIA+ news for the ...

4 May 2024

We speak to Elias Jahshan, author of the book, This Arab is Queer

Africa and the Middle East, Eurovision, Israel, News & Politics, Palestine

With Eurovison, one thing is for certain, every year there will be controversy to some degree. This year the argument ...

4 May 2024

World Wide Wrap: LGBTQIA+ news for the week – April 23, 2024

News & Politics, Worldwide

Listen to the week’s World Wide Wrap where we round up all that was in international LGBTQIA+ news for the ...