Why THIS toilet is a Berlin gay icon 

Our history is cruising in public bathrooms for sexual intimacy.

I just find public toilets in general so discusting

This was NOT the octagon I was searching for

Called a "cottage" here and those that "cruise" them are known as Cottage Queens😂😅 Regards from South Africa

So its a gay toilet then?

Great gay culture is associated with public indecency

I mean cruising is not a a code word it’s a slang word popular especially between the 50s and 90s

So men would hook up in that tiny public urinal? What if someone went to pee and there were two men hooking up??

Guys I think this is a little gay

Gay history be like: Here's the bar we used to hook up. The toilets we used to hook up. The dodgy underpass we used to hook up. The club we used to hook up (they had to close the scat floor after the city of New York declared it was a biohazard). Yall ever think there are some things you shouldn't be proud of?

Those burgers are amazing!!

A lot of you commenting in disgust fail to understand the context this practices happened. Many gay men used to go cottaging or cruising because it was quite difficult back then to meet fellow gays safely or easily due to persecution, hence why places like public bathrooms became those spots. Nowadays it’s generally easier thanks to the internet so we find this unappealing, but please at least try to understand things from their historical points of view before being so harsh or hateful.

Another example of their beautiful and noble culture. 🤭

everthying is potentially a gay icon in Berlin

Nah bro, there made cause people were chill about each other back then, ever been in a highschool locker room?

That the POV:back shots room

my faith in humans is decreasing....

Bro im not even homophobic but this is legit messed up what if a child walked in there and saw all dingling bruh

In America we got rest stops and YMCA's.

You can't tell me the architect that designed that didn't anticipate someone wanting to pee while spinning When he found out it was being used by the queer community I bet he was *pissed* 🥁 Edit: if you hate fun, read below

Incredible that gay culture resumes in this lmao

There’s no freaking SINK OR SOAP✋🏻🤧🤢🤮

Gay men we have to do better

Proud of getting your partner in a place to deficate?

These people sould read romans 1:26-27

Eastern history : fight for freedom and what is right, value morals and family, die for a better future Western history : TOILETS

Wow my history is so rich

Advanced Glory hole

As a gay man who identifies as a black, Japanese lesbian, i am so proud of our LGBTQP+ history. I hope they take schools to tour this very important icon of our shared identity.

wait i thought germany was chill

They are not unique to Berlin- there is one exactly the same in Twickenham SW London and its still in use!

Where is the non-burger one?... I'm going to Berlin soon and would love to photograph one of these,

disgusting frankly

Taxi zum Klo ? 🚖

How did gay men even meet before acceptance became widespread?

The correlation between drug use and cruising is a strong one.

Thats how you knew they were sick

honestly bring these back so i dont have to piss in a hotel

I once ran into trump at one of these.

this is disgusting

I swear this world gets weirder and weirder every year lmao 🤣

Imprisonment for life is the solution, like in Uganda

I wish to say the n word but I i’m Mexican

So your saying that gay men would specifically scope out these urinals in public places to engage or ask any men for to engage in sexual acts with them Isn’t that like sexual harassment?

I'm not sure if this something to brag about

Fatherless ppl be like

ATTACK THE B POINT🗣️🗣️🔥🔥

Disgusting.

Nah i aint getting in that with 6 peoples inside

My car is a 5th gender

Toilet papers there:🏳️‍🌈

The video didn't specify the success rate :/

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In British English that would be called a cottage where gay men go cottaging.

I thought this was about fighting in a octagon urinal

What a pretty cruising spot! Love that snappy green paint. 🏳️‍🌈 🫰 💥

No toilet 💀💀💀💀💀💀

That host tho

Why is DW trying to trash queer community's reputation??? Sad. Shame on DW !

Whoever thought of repurposing this toilet as a cafe is a genius! I ❤️ the design

how does it smell?

With such an elegant and classy design, it seems designed by and for and gays since the very start 😌

Cruising USA!!!!! Yeah!!!!

BATTEY BOI

Gay Icon!!? Give me a break!? This is how far humanity has fallen

This is a toolet in a movie ...i cant remember the name tho

This guy is very cute haha

i am homphobic

Very ashamed, its all abput sexualising

As Kids we used to pepperspray em in there 😂😂😂 good ol days

He’s cute

Leave it to the alphabet to ruin something simple

Shame on DW for making gay community look bad. As if most gay ppl do this? Nah, a tiny subset do. But theres also a small bdsm subset in the straight community. Sad, DW trashes glbtq's reputation !

Ich halte es nicht für gut, wenn man über schwules Sexualverhalten öffentlich informiert. Statt die Akzeptanz in der Gesellschaft zu fördern, bewirkt es das Gegenteil.

Very beautiful toilet it looks so elegant and this is a incredible place for gay men to cruise

Taxi zum Klo. Today, boutique pissoirs.

That’s vile.

How does it smell tho?

Wow so gay

Gay male history always has something to do with sex. They never highlight lesbian history, probably because its way less "interesting" or taboo. This is embarrassing

The worst part about berlin 💀

Why do they flock to the piss?

Jesus christ is watching yall. 👀

MY ANTI GAY GANG😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

What can I say ? Interesting culture ......

Gay

Find god

Und was heißt "gay"? In erster Linie fröhlich / bunt ... Soll er im DUDEN* nachkieken, wenn er weiß, was* das ist! ( Oder im WEBSTER)

Where is and was the queer history ever important in germany? Never heard such bs till now ngl

Crlhow o banheiro foi inventado na Alemanha em 1920 kkkkkkkk

So we have to go and try those i guess and think

A bit Perverse.

There have always been cruising places. read the Bible...Jesus also met at night with only young guys in the remote palm tree garden...he was never married, had no wife, no children..... Today he could marry his lover John the younger...I think they would both be happy at every CSD and Pride festival...they weren't allowed in the Vatican...and V.Storch, Hoecke and the lesbian women Weidel. The would put a curse on Jesus and John... now no needs .thanks to the Internet

I am sure they became actively gay after the 80s….

English or Spanish Who ever moves First is gay🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

This can't be real, how an extremely unsafe and unhealthy practice is part of the culture, no DW, even on this you went too far. This must be very embarrassing for the Germans who pay their taxes.

They also run stings with Police 👮‍♀️ to catch these disgusting acts.

Gross

We need Charlemagne. Now.