Remind me again which country had state sponsored gay bars? Which country has the most LGBTQ-friendly family laws? (hint for the second one: it’s the same country that covers transistion in its state-sponsored health care )
I’ll go looking for something that isn’t just a quirky online article, but it’s been a while since I read about it and it wasn’t in English sadly. I know I’ve seen other users on here post about it (with sources) so I know there is some stuff in English.
A little bit of search found me this article https://www.jstor.org/stable/2500548 which looks to be ok, but it is written by a former spy and smuggler, so I don’t feel like I can vouch for it.
I think @kristina@hexbear.net is from a former eastblock country, and she seems very knowledgeable on the area (or at least about everyday life - I’ve seen her write about restaurant culture and the like) so maybe she has some good sources in English. I don’t know if it was her that was talking about queer zines worrying about the fall of the GDR.
Remind me again which country had state sponsored gay bars?
Which country has the most LGBTQ-friendly family laws? 
(hint for the second one: it’s the same country that covers transistion in its state-sponsored health care 
)
Can you point me towards further reading on these state sponsored gay bars? It sounds really cool and I’d love to know more!
I’ll go looking for something that isn’t just a quirky online article, but it’s been a while since I read about it and it wasn’t in English sadly. I know I’ve seen other users on here post about it (with sources) so I know there is some stuff in English.
A little bit of search found me this article https://www.jstor.org/stable/2500548 which looks to be ok, but it is written by a former spy and smuggler, so I don’t feel like I can vouch for it.
I think @kristina@hexbear.net is from a former eastblock country, and she seems very knowledgeable on the area (or at least about everyday life - I’ve seen her write about restaurant culture and the like) so maybe she has some good sources in English. I don’t know if it was her that was talking about queer zines worrying about the fall of the GDR.
There’s also this thread from two years ago
Thanks, much appreciated!