A review by sdbecque
Gay Berlin: Birthplace of a Modern Identity by Robert Beachy

3.0

So if you are the kind of person who enjoyed [b:Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World 1890-1940|108295|Gay New York Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World 1890-1940|George Chauncey|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348475327s/108295.jpg|1172180] then this book might be for you. I really enjoyed Chauncey's book on Gay New York during a time period one doesn't normally think about gay life during. But I think some of that enjoyment came from a familiarity with American geography and culture. I found "Gay Berlin" challenging because of my lack of knowledge of Germany and German culture. To be fair I think German culture is often collapsed under the weight of World War Two, and I found this to be a really interesting look at German culture pre-Hitler. Still it was slow going reading wise, but interesting in a very dry sort of way.