Abstract

The Nazi regime regarded homosexual men as enemies of the people, since their “unnatural sex acts” and “refusal to procreate” supposedly endangered the nation’s survival. The allegedly infectious “social epidemic” of homosexuality was to be completely eradicated. As an initial step toward this goal, the Nazis forced the widespread closure of gay and lesbian institutions. This news article from the March 4, 1933, edition of the Berliner Tageblatt lists the names of addresses of various Berlin night clubs closed by decree of the city’s chief of police.

Berliner Tageblatt Lists the Gay and Lesbian Bars Closed by the Berlin Police (March 4, 1933)

Source

Source: “Night Clubs Closed.” Report in the *Berliner Tagblatt* of March 4, 1933, listing the gay and lesbian bars in Berlin that were closed by the Berlin police chief.
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Recommended Citation

Berliner Tageblatt Lists the Gay and Lesbian Bars Closed by the Berlin Police (March 4, 1933), published in: German History in Documents and Images, <https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/nazi-germany-1933-1945/ghdi:image-2049> [December 20, 2024].