gay Berlin clubs bars sex from discodamaged

Berlin Bruisers' calendar launch

Just in case you don't know, Rugby is a field game a bit like soccer except that everybody can handle the ball, the ball is pointy and bodily contact is encouraged. In fact, the players often end up in a pile of writhing bodies in the mud.

The Berlin Bruisers are Germany's first ever gay rugby team and they have made a 2013 calendar (note the spelling chaps). They are launching it at gay bar Prinzknecht, Fugger Str 33, Schöneberg on Thursday November 29. Kick off at 7pm. Discodamaged has requested that they come in their rugby kit. http://www.facebook.com/events/400126596724279/

Smokers paradise in gay Berlin

Non-smoking lobby groups in Berlin are complaining that they have have no chance on the gay scene. They are demanding that mayor Klaus Wowereit, whose bed caught fire in a smoking related incident in June (read here), does something about it. In the past few weeks four non-smoker activists from Forum-Rauchfrei e.V. visited 19 gay bars and concluded that 90% allowed smoking. This May they reported more than 13 bars to the Tempelhof-Schöneberg Ordnungsamt, the guys who are supposed to enforce the non-smoking regulations, and nothing has changed.

In May 2009 a law was introduced that bars bigger than 75 square meters must have separate rooms for smokers and non smokers. Only a few gay bars bother to enforce the regulations. In Schöneberg Heile Welt, Hafen, Prinzknecht and Mutschmann's do. More in German on queer.de.

PrinzKnecht - DD Review

Prinzknecht is a popular Schöneberg gay bar. We went there on a Friday night at about midnight and it was very busy, with friendly staff and guests. We met some nice German guys and chatted in English. All ages were represented and there was a slight inclination to leather clothing. I checked the darkrom, it was pretty empty. The whole bar started emptying around 1 and they weren't going down to the darkroom. There were quite a few ladies there. They have a very busy happy hour (2-4-1drinks) on Wednesdays strictly between 7 and 9pm. Order at one minute past nine and it's 3.50€ for a half litre - pricey for gay Berlin.

Good place to go before Connection.

Where	Fuggerstr. 33, Schöneberg Berlin
When	Daily 15.00-03.00, Busy 2-4-1 Wednesdays 7-9pm
Web	http://www.prinzknecht.de/
Attracts	Regular Berlin gays and tourists. Ages 25-60s
Quantity	10-150
Darkroom	Yes - entrance in toilet
Dance	Not really

Newsflash Triebwerk & PrinzKnecht

Triebwerk, Berlin gay sex party bar, say on the German on their website, that "WE HAVE RENOVATED and spared no cost or effort". Er ... we visited last night (underwear / naked sex party, Tuesday). They've got new camouflage curtains upstairs and a lick of red paint downstairs in the darkrom. There were were about 40 people enjoying the red paint ;-)

PrinzKnecht are extending their opening hours over Easter. They'll be open from Noon to 'Open End' - until the last man drops.

PrinzKnecht 'Greek night'

PrinzKnecht  Greek night on Friday 28 Sept from 8pm

Bring your own toga