Gay Guide to Rostock

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About LGBTQ+ Rostock

Germany repealed the last of Paragraph 175 in 1994 and opened marriage to same-sex couples in 2017. Rostock, the largest city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and an old Hanseatic port, has a small but steady queer scene and the state's biggest Pride.

bSieben on Burgwall in the city centre is a cosy bar for gays, lesbians and friends, open daily from the early evening, and planbar on Leonhardstraße in the Kröpeliner-Tor-Vorstadt is a laid-back queer karaoke bar.

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rat+tat, based at the same address as planbar, is Rostock's LGBTQ+ organisation, offering counselling, support and community.

CSD Rostock in mid-July closes the two-week HanseQueer Kulturwochen, which have run for more than 20 years, with a demonstration from the Neuer Markt and a harbour festival on the Haedgehalbinsel.

Cozy bar for gays, lesbians and friends on Burgwall in the city center, open daily from 6pm since 2008, with a summer terrace.

Laid-back queer karaoke bar in the Kröpeliner-Tor-Vorstadt that bills itself as the neighborhood's most beautiful living room.

Rostock's LGBTQ+ organization, offering counselling, support, and community for queer people in the region.

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